Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Nov 19, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     23,990    23,155    25,582        23,990    23,155    25,582
Total Committed     24,077    31,857    21,417        24,077    31,857    21,417

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,802        2,590         27
 Steer and Heifer                          3,765        2,590         99
 Other fed cattle                             37                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            203        1,819          8
 Steer and Heifer                            203        1,156         67
 Other fed cattle                                         663         33

FORMULA                                  1,110       11,494         53
 Steer and Heifer                          1,051       10,580         92
 Other fed cattle                             59          914          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           491        2,394         12
 Steer and Heifer                            455        1,306         61
 Other fed cattle                             36        1,088         39

Packer Financing involved                             1,041          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,783       15,245         75
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,862       16,015         87

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  87
 Steer and Heifer                                          87        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        87
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          87

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                      947
Kansas                                   4,874
Nebraska                                 4,779
Colorado                                 3,345
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,493
North plains/Eastern Mountain              362
Western States                           3,009
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,458
Northeast                                  596
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                      87

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                  37           71
 Steer and Heifer                                          71         66
 Other fed cattle                             37                      34

NEGOTIATED GRID                            158          810          4
 Steer and Heifer                            158          632         82
 Other fed cattle                                         178         18

FORMULA                                    122       14,767         62
 Steer and Heifer                            122       13,126         89
 Other fed cattle                                       1,641         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      7,758         32
 Steer and Heifer                                       5,945         77
 Other fed cattle                                       1,813         23

Packer Financing involved                             2,006          8
Delivered Location chosen by pack          317        7,965         34
Delivered Date chosen by packer            317       23,406         99

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         174          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         174        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        180          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         180        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       354          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         354          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   12,674
Kansas                                   5,418
Nebraska                                 2,066
Colorado                                   591
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    378
North plains/Eastern Mountain               40
Western States                           2,158
Eastern Cornbelt                           340
Northeast                                   58
Southeast
Canada                                     354

CATTLE NUMBERS SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF REGION FOR SLAUGHTER

REGION OF ORIGIN           NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN


Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico             0
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                              0


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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