Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 23, 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     28,844    22,357    20,819       204,082   196,822   186,183
Total Committed     38,414    33,583    11,328       198,719   203,392   147,792

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,092        2,811         17
 Steer and Heifer                          2,068        2,811        100
 Other fed cattle                             24                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            393        2,734         11
 Steer and Heifer                            393        2,266         85
 Other fed cattle                                         468         15

FORMULA                                    924       16,485         60
 Steer and Heifer                            850       15,174         92
 Other fed cattle                             74        1,311          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           680        2,144         10
 Steer and Heifer                            680        1,606         81
 Other fed cattle                                         538         19

Packer Financing involved                             1,062          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,825       16,125         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,953       20,503         85

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         234          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         234        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  38
 Steer and Heifer                                          38        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        309          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         309        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       581          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         581          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,430
Kansas                                   5,365
Nebraska                                 4,994
Colorado                                 3,762
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,408
North plains/Eastern Mountain              472
Western States                           2,523
Eastern Cornbelt                           714
Northeast                                  595
Southeast
Canada                                     581

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              11,702           14         31
 Steer and Heifer                         11,562           14         99
 Other fed cattle                            140                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,214        1,696          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,214        1,621         97
 Other fed cattle                                          75          3

FORMULA                                  1,588       21,440         60
 Steer and Heifer                          1,321       20,767         96
 Other fed cattle                            267          673          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        722          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         722        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                             2,538          7
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,537       20,662         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer         14,365       23,872        100

     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                                                  38
 Steer and Heifer                                          38        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        38
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          38

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,094
Kansas                                   6,933
Nebraska                                 4,052
Colorado                                 4,594
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    190
North plains/Eastern Mountain              808
Western States                             470
Eastern Cornbelt                           179
Northeast                                   56
Southeast
Canada                                      38

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         2,784
Kansas                              870
Nebraska                          2,705


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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