Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed Jan 09, 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     25,424    28,187    23,578       200,253    87,354   191,709
Total Committed     28,761    57,260    12,267       217,003   111,352   134,833

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,855        2,506         17
 Steer and Heifer                          1,829        2,506         99
 Other fed cattle                             26                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            348        2,519         11
 Steer and Heifer                            348        1,763         74
 Other fed cattle                                         756         26

FORMULA                                  1,913       15,263         68
 Steer and Heifer                          1,391       14,860         95
 Other fed cattle                            522          403          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           385          635          4
 Steer and Heifer                            385          497         87
 Other fed cattle                                         138         14

Packer Financing involved                             1,819          7
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,194       14,667         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,827       17,785         85

                          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                    5,385
Kansas                                   5,635
Nebraska                                 2,876
Colorado                                 3,939
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,834
North plains/Eastern Mountain              406
Western States                           3,094
Eastern Cornbelt                           616
Northeast                                  639
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,328        1,452         13
 Steer and Heifer                          2,302        1,452         99
 Other fed cattle                             26                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            212        3,036         11
 Steer and Heifer                            212        2,632         88
 Other fed cattle                                         404         12

FORMULA                                  5,310        8,597         48
 Steer and Heifer                          4,618        8,244         93
 Other fed cattle                            692          353          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           333        7,493         27
 Steer and Heifer                            333        6,924         93
 Other fed cattle                                         569          7

Packer Financing involved                             1,441          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,455       18,389         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,297       18,435         79

     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                    6,095
Kansas                                   5,311
Nebraska                                11,907
Colorado                                   569
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,622
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,422
Western States                             159
Eastern Cornbelt                           587
Northeast                                   89
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         2,957
Kansas                              346
Nebraska                          2,580


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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