Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Feb 01, 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     22,605    21,495    18,501       363,711   371,002   321,550
Total Committed     48,485    21,718    58,330       330,633   381,443   300,955

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,801        3,854         29
 Steer and Heifer                          2,671        3,853         98
 Other fed cattle                            130            1          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            351        1,574          9
 Steer and Heifer                            351        1,368         89
 Other fed cattle                                         206         11

FORMULA                                    908       11,101         53
 Steer and Heifer                            539       10,811         95
 Other fed cattle                            369          290          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           432        1,584          9
 Steer and Heifer                            432          368         40
 Other fed cattle                                       1,216         60

Packer Financing involved                               737          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,872       13,825         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,992       15,445         86

                          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                    3,318
Kansas                                   4,997
Nebraska                                 4,605
Colorado                                 2,576
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,315
North plains/Eastern Mountain              557
Western States                           3,196
Eastern Cornbelt                           630
Northeast                                  411
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,797        8,557         28
 Steer and Heifer                          4,725        8,345         98
 Other fed cattle                             72          212          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            126        2,093          5
 Steer and Heifer                            126        1,783         86
 Other fed cattle                                         310         14

FORMULA                                  5,638       12,781         38
 Steer and Heifer                          5,638       12,183         97
 Other fed cattle                                         598          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,884       10,071         25
 Steer and Heifer                          1,384        8,556         83
 Other fed cattle                            500        1,515         17

Packer Financing involved                             2,130          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,420       26,755         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,450       26,791         64

     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                                               2,538          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,538        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,538          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,538          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,696
Kansas                                  10,645
Nebraska                                 8,481
Colorado                                 8,486
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,643
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,818
Western States                           3,916
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,333
Northeast                                  929
Southeast
Canada                                   2,538

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         3,692
Kansas                            1,386
Nebraska                          1,452


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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