Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Dec 05, 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     26,496    21,580    22,522       193,682   193,277   193,567
Total Committed     34,222    29,966    11,657       203,097   218,484   146,849

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,230        2,345         17
 Steer and Heifer                          2,126        2,345         98
 Other fed cattle                            104                       2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            282        1,439          7
 Steer and Heifer                            282        1,390         97
 Other fed cattle                                          49          3

FORMULA                                  2,192       15,758         68
 Steer and Heifer                          1,581       15,385         95
 Other fed cattle                            611          373          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           327        1,281          6
 Steer and Heifer                            327          899         76
 Other fed cattle                                         382         24

Packer Financing involved                               645          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,861       16,432         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,992       17,135         84

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         338          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         338        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        304          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         304        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       642          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         642          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,104
Kansas                                   5,846
Nebraska                                 3,630
Colorado                                 3,599
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,668
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,050
Western States                           2,484
Eastern Cornbelt                           210
Northeast                                  263
Southeast
Canada                                     642

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 157          245          1
 Steer and Heifer                            157          165         80
 Other fed cattle                                          80         20

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         293          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         207         71
 Other fed cattle                                          86         29

FORMULA                                  3,255       25,323         84
 Steer and Heifer                          2,049       24,272         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,206        1,051          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,427          244         11
 Steer and Heifer                          3,427          244        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                             2,988          9
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,671       22,676         83
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,839       26,105         96

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         166          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         166        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               1,112          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,112        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,278          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,278          4

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,763
Kansas                                   7,122
Nebraska                                 3,546
Colorado                                 3,614
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    525
North plains/Eastern Mountain              449
Western States                             785
Eastern Cornbelt                           116
Northeast                                   24
Southeast
Canada                                   1,278

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         2,988
Kansas                              778
Nebraska                            272


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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