Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Dec 06, 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     26,828    26,458    22,641       279,476   281,286   272,047
Total Committed      4,267    27,549    11,921       244,806   287,330   205,311

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,742        2,934         21
 Steer and Heifer                          2,726        2,903         99
 Other fed cattle                             16           31          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                             66        2,096          8
 Steer and Heifer                             66        1,753         84
 Other fed cattle                                         343         16

FORMULA                                  1,905       15,429         65
 Steer and Heifer                          1,433       14,099         90
 Other fed cattle                            472        1,330         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           345        1,267          6
 Steer and Heifer                            345          326         42
 Other fed cattle                                         941         58

Packer Financing involved                               422          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,290       16,775         71
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,024       19,080         90

                          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                                                  44
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                          44        100

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        44
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          44

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,565
Kansas                                   5,063
Nebraska                                 5,470
Colorado                                 2,689
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,494
North plains/Eastern Mountain              679
Western States                           3,335
Eastern Cornbelt                           248
Northeast                                  161
Southeast                                   80
Canada                                      44

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                   9           31          1
 Steer and Heifer                              9                      23
 Other fed cattle                                          31         78

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         170          4
 Steer and Heifer                                         152         89
 Other fed cattle                                          18         11

FORMULA                                  1,551        2,453         94
 Steer and Heifer                            748        2,125         72
 Other fed cattle                            803          328         28

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         53          1
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                          53        100

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          993        2,395         79
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,560        2,707        100

     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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                      927
Kansas                                     539
Nebraska                                   927
Colorado                                   209
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,034
North plains/Eastern Mountain               75
Western States                             298
Eastern Cornbelt                           216
Northeast                                   42
Southeast
Canada

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           927
Kansas                              539
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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