Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Feb 05, 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     23,247    26,734    23,240       104,821   116,831   107,177
Total Committed     28,936    24,524    24,851       106,973   110,513    95,292

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,506        1,685         18
 Steer and Heifer                          2,501        1,669        100
 Other fed cattle                              5           16          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            378        1,460          8
 Steer and Heifer                            343        1,379         94
 Other fed cattle                             35           81          6

FORMULA                                  1,072       13,668         63
 Steer and Heifer                            859       12,201         89
 Other fed cattle                            213        1,467         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           782        1,195          9
 Steer and Heifer                            782          732         77
 Other fed cattle                                         463         23

Packer Financing involved                               750          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,334       11,943         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,110       15,387         84

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         137          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         137        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 166          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         166        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        198          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         198        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       501          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         501          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,938
Kansas                                   4,435
Nebraska                                 2,871
Colorado                                 2,375
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,273
North plains/Eastern Mountain              820
Western States                           2,712
Eastern Cornbelt                           939
Northeast                                  383
Southeast
Canada                                     501

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,923           26          7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,686           10         87
 Other fed cattle                            237           16         13

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         309          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         179         58
 Other fed cattle                                         130         42

FORMULA                                  7,416       15,950         81
 Steer and Heifer                          7,274       13,433         89
 Other fed cattle                            142        2,517         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,138        1,217          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,138          850         84
 Other fed cattle                                         367         16

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,437        8,421         38
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,371        8,936         49

     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                                                 957          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         957        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       957          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         957          3

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,466
Kansas                                  12,013
Nebraska                                 3,036
Colorado                                   224
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,099
North plains/Eastern Mountain              863
Western States                           2,792
Eastern Cornbelt                           250
Northeast                                  236
Southeast
Canada                                     957

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         3,747
Kansas                            2,058
Nebraska                          2,155


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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