Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Dec 03, 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     27,347    25,793    27,351        27,347    25,793    27,351
Total Committed     13,926    52,368    26,180        13,926    52,368    26,180

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,416        2,444         29
 Steer and Heifer                          5,115        2,444         96
 Other fed cattle                            301                       4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            235        1,273          6
 Steer and Heifer                            235          676         60
 Other fed cattle                                         597         40

FORMULA                                    906       14,509         56
 Steer and Heifer                            811       13,378         92
 Other fed cattle                             95        1,131          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,073        1,398          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,000        1,046         83
 Other fed cattle                             73          352         17

Packer Financing involved                               256          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,693       13,218         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,021       16,739         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                                                  93
 Steer and Heifer                                          93        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        93
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          93

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,387
Kansas                                   4,207
Nebraska                                 4,382
Colorado                                 3,101
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,017
North plains/Eastern Mountain              420
Western States                           3,383
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,609
Northeast                                  748
Southeast
Canada                                      93

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 762           10          6
 Steer and Heifer                            746           10         98
 Other fed cattle                             16                       2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         273          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         138         51
 Other fed cattle                                         135         50

FORMULA                                              10,045         72
 Steer and Heifer                                       9,612         96
 Other fed cattle                                         433          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      2,626         19
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,183         83
 Other fed cattle                                         443         17

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          646        6,592         52
Delivered Date chosen by packer            762       12,843         98

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

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        210          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         210        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       210          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         210          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,696
Kansas
Nebraska                                 1,497
Colorado                                   510
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    195
North plains/Eastern Mountain              120
Western States                           3,553
Eastern Cornbelt                            78
Northeast                                   67
Southeast
Canada                                     210

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                            130


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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