Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Dec 31, 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     16,869     6,689    none          16,869     6,689   none
Total Committed     16,453    15,894    none          16,453    15,894   none

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,867        1,944         23
 Steer and Heifer                          1,822        1,906         98
 Other fed cattle                             45           38          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,442         15
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,808         74
 Other fed cattle                                         634         26

FORMULA                                  1,085        7,437         51
 Steer and Heifer                          1,085        6,691         91
 Other fed cattle                                         746          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           399        1,695         12
 Steer and Heifer                            399          876         61
 Other fed cattle                                         819         39

Packer Financing involved                               421          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,319       10,987         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,913       11,106         83

                          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
 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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    2,183
Kansas                                   2,739
Nebraska                                 2,911
Colorado                                   677
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,501
North plains/Eastern Mountain              314
Western States                           3,986
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,562
Northeast                                  956
Southeast                                   40
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,960          316         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,957          233         96
 Other fed cattle                              3           83          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         576          4
 Steer and Heifer                                           5          1
 Other fed cattle                                         571         99

FORMULA                                    582        9,482         61
 Steer and Heifer                            582        6,274         68
 Other fed cattle                                       3,208         32

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      3,177         19
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,558         49
 Other fed cattle                                       1,619         51

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          234       10,290         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,921       12,284         86

     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                                        360          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         360        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       360          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         360          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,343
Kansas                                   2,365
Nebraska                                 2,579
Colorado                                    48
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    855
North plains/Eastern Mountain              314
Western States                           8,472
Eastern Cornbelt                            76
Northeast                                   41
Southeast
Canada                                     360

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           144
Kansas                              728
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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