Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 02, 2013    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     28,187    28,536    24,323        87,354    57,765   107,018
Total Committed     57,260    49,988    17,827       111,813   122,615   108,588

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,368        2,200         16
 Steer and Heifer                          2,364        2,200        100
 Other fed cattle                              4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            898        2,203         11
 Steer and Heifer                            863        1,863         88
 Other fed cattle                             35          340         12

FORMULA                                  2,454       17,234         70
 Steer and Heifer                          1,717       15,495         87
 Other fed cattle                            737        1,739         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                           185          645          3
 Steer and Heifer                            185          191         45
 Other fed cattle                                         454         55

Packer Financing involved                             1,041          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,561       16,650         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,158       18,356         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                    4,497
Kansas                                   6,016
Nebraska                                 3,375
Colorado                                 5,185
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,388
North plains/Eastern Mountain              461
Western States                           3,882
Eastern Cornbelt                           857
Northeast                                  446
Southeast                                   80
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 621           50          1
 Steer and Heifer                            582           50         94
 Other fed cattle                             39                       6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            698          656          2
 Steer and Heifer                            698          469         86
 Other fed cattle                                         187         14

FORMULA                                  9,409       42,639         91
 Steer and Heifer                          7,303       40,750         92
 Other fed cattle                          2,106        1,889          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           574        2,613          6
 Steer and Heifer                            574        2,340         91
 Other fed cattle                                         273          9

Packer Financing involved                             2,929          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,494       34,938         71
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,759       44,671         97

     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                   26,453
Kansas                                   4,883
Nebraska                                12,004
Colorado                                 7,875
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,041
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,313
Western States                           3,134
Eastern Cornbelt                           550
Northeast                                    7
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         1,701
Kansas                            2,829
Nebraska                          7,265


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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