Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Oct 05, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Thursday Afternoon, 10/04/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     54,289    59,379    58,484       336,921   338,963   362,710
Total Committed     58,122    31,277    26,672       343,088   345,062   408,640

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,698        2,878         21
 Steer and Heifer                          8,696        2,666         98
 Other fed cattle                              2          212          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            484        2,448          5
 Steer and Heifer                            341        1,581         66
 Other fed cattle                            143          867         34

FORMULA                                  6,062       25,208         58
 Steer and Heifer                          5,295       24,288         95
 Other fed cattle                            767          920          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,488        5,976         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,488        4,064         74
 Other fed cattle                                       1,912         26

Packer Financing involved                               561          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,943       28,257         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,981       31,567         78

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         323          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         323        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  86
 Steer and Heifer                                          86        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        638          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         638        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,047          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,047          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   10,890
Kansas                                   9,377
Nebraska                                15,659
Colorado                                 2,550
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,616
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,177
Western States                           2,329
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,200
Northeast                                  444
Southeast
Canada                                   1,047

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              13,819       17,118         53
 Steer and Heifer                         13,784       16,942         99
 Other fed cattle                             35          176          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,078        6,894         15
 Steer and Heifer                          2,078        6,412         95
 Other fed cattle                                         482          5

FORMULA                                  1,891       13,249         26
 Steer and Heifer                          1,786       12,003         91
 Other fed cattle                            105        1,246          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                            70        2,343          4
 Steer and Heifer                             70        1,248         55
 Other fed cattle                                       1,095         45

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,807       36,716         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer         17,677       37,597         95

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         440          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         440        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 220
 Steer and Heifer                                         220        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       660          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         660          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,747
Kansas                                   4,812
Nebraska                                19,332
Colorado                                 2,214
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 17,232
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,264
Western States                           2,239
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,747
Northeast                                  795
Southeast                                   80
Canada                                     660

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             0
Kansas                              885
Nebraska                          2,704


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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