Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Jan 04, 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     20,022    25,271    19,409       256,286   254,659   259,165
Total Committed     10,789    84,690    92,744       253,309   333,887   291,411

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,564        1,503         15
 Steer and Heifer                          1,519        1,479         98
 Other fed cattle                             45           24          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            365        1,341          9
 Steer and Heifer                            365          883         73
 Other fed cattle                                         458         27

FORMULA                                  1,689       11,310         65
 Steer and Heifer                          1,215       10,552         91
 Other fed cattle                            474          758         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,043        1,108         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,043          538         74
 Other fed cattle                                         570         27

Packer Financing involved                             1,090          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,282       11,098         72
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,178       13,014         86

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          33
 Steer and Heifer                                          33        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         66
 Steer and Heifer                                          66        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        99          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          99          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    2,103
Kansas                                   4,521
Nebraska                                 4,389
Colorado                                 2,803
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,323
North plains/Eastern Mountain              983
Western States                           2,175
Eastern Cornbelt                           443
Northeast                                  177
Southeast                                    6
Canada                                      99

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 949        1,010         18
 Steer and Heifer                            938          978         98
 Other fed cattle                             11           32          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                             46        1,313         13
 Steer and Heifer                             46          949         73
 Other fed cattle                                         364         27

FORMULA                                    284        4,765         47
 Steer and Heifer                            284        4,660         98
 Other fed cattle                                         105          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           278        2,102         22
 Steer and Heifer                            278        2,102        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,057        9,148         95
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,439        9,190         99

     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                                                  42
 Steer and Heifer                                          42        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        42
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          42

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                      107
Kansas                                     281
Nebraska                                 4,883
Colorado                                   256
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,960
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,405
Western States                             130
Eastern Cornbelt                           648
Northeast                                   71
Southeast                                    6
Canada                                      42

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                              176
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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