Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 30, 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     24,840    28,844    23,500       197,616   203,980   181,357
Total Committed     53,899    38,414    22,929       192,659   198,719   155,521

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,517        3,768         21
 Steer and Heifer                          1,497        3,686         98
 Other fed cattle                             20           82          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                             42        1,869          8
 Steer and Heifer                             42        1,667         89
 Other fed cattle                                         202         11

FORMULA                                    887       15,241         65
 Steer and Heifer                            585       14,543         94
 Other fed cattle                            302          698          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           103        1,413          6
 Steer and Heifer                            103          939         69
 Other fed cattle                                         474         31

Packer Financing involved                             1,090          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,232       17,202         74
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,480       19,117         87

                          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                    3,948
Kansas                                   5,926
Nebraska                                 4,316
Colorado                                 2,829
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,719
North plains/Eastern Mountain              530
Western States                           3,505
Eastern Cornbelt                           656
Northeast                                  411
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              14,916        1,717         31
 Steer and Heifer                         14,469        1,608         97
 Other fed cattle                            447          109          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       4,313          8
 Steer and Heifer                                       4,248         99
 Other fed cattle                                          65          2

FORMULA                                    284       26,797         50
 Steer and Heifer                            284       24,449         91
 Other fed cattle                                       2,348          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                            42        1,330          3
 Steer and Heifer                             42        1,330        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                             2,025          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack          336       32,800         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,208       34,019         91

     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                                      4,500          8
 Steer and Heifer                                       4,500        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     4,500          8
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       4,500          8

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,431
Kansas                                  18,759
Nebraska                                 3,375
Colorado                                 3,836
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                     38
North plains/Eastern Mountain               40
Western States                           1,261
Eastern Cornbelt                           450
Northeast                                  139
Southeast                                   70
Canada                                   4,500

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         2,167
Kansas                              462
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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