Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Jan 10, 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     22,240    24,996    22,100       277,772   171,322   268,053
Total Committed     19,981    21,190    18,308       303,738   182,538   184,983

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 970        1,388         11
 Steer and Heifer                            945        1,386         99
 Other fed cattle                             25            2          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            458          794          6
 Steer and Heifer                            320          589         73
 Other fed cattle                            138          205         27

FORMULA                                  1,422       13,740         68
 Steer and Heifer                          1,048       12,882         92
 Other fed cattle                            374          858          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      3,155         14
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,328         74
 Other fed cattle                                         827         26

Packer Financing involved                               885          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,639       13,137         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,584       15,558         82

                          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                                                 313          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         270         86
 Other fed cattle                                          43         14

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       313          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         313          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,490
Kansas                                   4,771
Nebraska                                 3,432
Colorado                                 4,148
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,731
North plains/Eastern Mountain              430
Western States                           3,360
Eastern Cornbelt                           284
Northeast                                  281
Southeast
Canada                                     313

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,379        4,547         30
 Steer and Heifer                          1,199        4,510         96
 Other fed cattle                            180           37          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            300          896          6
 Steer and Heifer                            300          787         91
 Other fed cattle                                         109          9

FORMULA                                    304        6,157         32
 Steer and Heifer                            199        4,314         70
 Other fed cattle                            105        1,843         30

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,200        2,789         20
 Steer and Heifer                          1,200        1,069         57
 Other fed cattle                                       1,720         43

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,645       12,566         71
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,078       12,566         78

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - 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                                               2,376         12
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,376        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,409         12
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,409         12

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                      571
Kansas                                   1,384
Nebraska                                 4,108
Colorado                                 5,315
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    652
North plains/Eastern Mountain              601
Western States                           4,552
Eastern Cornbelt                           217
Northeast                                  172
Southeast
Canada                                   2,409

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                               85
Nebraska                            665


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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