Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Oct 08, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Friday Afternoon, 10/05/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     59,079    75,389    63,782       419,167   436,590   449,160
Total Committed     34,709    45,229    40,741       416,965   422,329   471,961

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,888        7,126         27
 Steer and Heifer                          8,781        6,867         98
 Other fed cattle                            107          259          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            282        3,010          6
 Steer and Heifer                            282        2,443         83
 Other fed cattle                                         567         17

FORMULA                                  5,499       24,868         51
 Steer and Heifer                          4,664       24,569         96
 Other fed cattle                            835          299          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,229        6,775         15
 Steer and Heifer                          2,229        5,215         83
 Other fed cattle                                       1,560         17

Packer Financing involved                             1,644          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,667       34,133         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,156       37,519         82

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         325          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         325        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  77
 Steer and Heifer                                          77        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       402          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         402          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,442
Kansas                                   7,716
Nebraska                                15,486
Colorado                                 3,799
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,103
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,819
Western States                           3,311
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,599
Northeast                                  361
Southeast                                   41
Canada                                     402

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,448        2,287         17
 Steer and Heifer                          3,342        1,988         93
 Other fed cattle                            106          299          7

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,481        2,442         14
 Steer and Heifer                          2,481        2,044         92
 Other fed cattle                                         398          8

FORMULA                                  1,485       16,834         53
 Steer and Heifer                          1,452       16,353         97
 Other fed cattle                             33          481          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,012        2,978         12
 Steer and Heifer                            910        1,719         66
 Other fed cattle                            102        1,259         34

Packer Financing involved                               748          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,328       19,651         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,644       19,867         71

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              135
 Steer and Heifer                                         135        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         441          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         441        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 770          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         770        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        396          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         396        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,742          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,742          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,349
Kansas                                   3,360
Nebraska                                 3,157
Colorado                                 7,493
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,465
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,630
Western States                           6,612
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,114
Northeast                                  682
Southeast                                  105
Canada                                   1,742

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           102
Kansas                              101
Nebraska                          2,027


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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