Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Dec 13, 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     23,653    26,899    23,675       278,939   279,547   264,984
Total Committed     20,904     4,267     8,926       285,891   244,806   170,466

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,848        3,217         21
 Steer and Heifer                          1,803        3,200         99
 Other fed cattle                             45           17          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            503        1,402          8
 Steer and Heifer                            371        1,177         81
 Other fed cattle                            132          225         19

FORMULA                                    887       12,958         59
 Steer and Heifer                            642       11,959         91
 Other fed cattle                            245          999          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           246        1,532          8
 Steer and Heifer                            246          458         40
 Other fed cattle                                       1,074         60

Packer Financing involved                               409          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,108       13,174         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,317       16,631         84

                          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                                                 760          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         715         94
 Other fed cattle                                          45          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        300          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         171         57
 Other fed cattle                                         129         43

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,060          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,060          5

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,377
Kansas                                   4,096
Nebraska                                 4,850
Colorado                                 2,491
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,665
North plains/Eastern Mountain              666
Western States                           2,356
Eastern Cornbelt                           689
Northeast                                  403
Southeast
Canada                                   1,060

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 425          107          3
 Steer and Heifer                            276           90         69
 Other fed cattle                            149           17         31

NEGOTIATED GRID                             24          599          3
 Steer and Heifer                             24          266         47
 Other fed cattle                                         333         54

FORMULA                                    548       16,919         84
 Steer and Heifer                            443       15,180         89
 Other fed cattle                            105        1,739         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                            76          742          4
 Steer and Heifer                             76          180         31
 Other fed cattle                                         562         69

Packer Financing involved                             9,901         47
Delivered Location chosen by pack          692       16,032         80
Delivered Date chosen by packer            968       16,198         82

     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                                                 475          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         475        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        989          5
 Steer and Heifer                                         989        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,464          7
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,464          7

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,484
Kansas                                   5,511
Nebraska                                 1,379
Colorado                                   454
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    308
North plains/Eastern Mountain              798
Western States                           4,829
Eastern Cornbelt                           597
Northeast                                   80
Southeast
Canada                                   1,464

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                            617


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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