Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Jan 24, 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     23,483    21,449    21,659       287,644   275,948   263,088
Total Committed     22,741    30,955    18,080       278,773   294,053   199,760

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,681        2,912         20
 Steer and Heifer                          1,681        2,898        100
 Other fed cattle                                          14

NEGOTIATED GRID                            451        1,382          8
 Steer and Heifer                            380        1,112         81
 Other fed cattle                             71          270         19

FORMULA                                    425       12,115         53
 Steer and Heifer                             71       11,090         89
 Other fed cattle                            354        1,025         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,063        2,367         15
 Steer and Heifer                          1,063          799         54
 Other fed cattle                                       1,568         46

Packer Financing involved                               410          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,395       12,304         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,620       15,861         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                                                 505          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         417         83
 Other fed cattle                                          88         17

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        582          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         582        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,087          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,087          5

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,521
Kansas                                   4,442
Nebraska                                 4,617
Colorado                                 2,732
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,245
North plains/Eastern Mountain              123
Western States                           2,269
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,051
Northeast                                  396
Southeast
Canada                                   1,087

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,617        3,612         32
 Steer and Heifer                          3,087        3,560         92
 Other fed cattle                            530           52          8

NEGOTIATED GRID                            130        1,377          7
 Steer and Heifer                            130        1,377        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                    630       10,813         50
 Steer and Heifer                            385        9,775         89
 Other fed cattle                            245        1,038         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      2,562         11
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,757         69
 Other fed cattle                                         805         31

Packer Financing involved                             2,602         11
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,731       16,344         80
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,206       16,643         92

     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                    2,696
Kansas                                   5,442
Nebraska                                 8,426
Colorado                                   358
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,126
North plains/Eastern Mountain              991
Western States                           2,029
Eastern Cornbelt                           603
Northeast                                   70
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           381
Kansas                              560
Nebraska                            137


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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