Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Dec 04, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Monday Afternoon, 12/3/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     59,890    60,725    61,816        87,237    86,518    89,167
Total Committed     75,955    42,982    40,392        89,881    95,350    66,572

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,868        5,915         23
 Steer and Heifer                          7,505        5,909         97
 Other fed cattle                            363            6          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,943        3,470          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,943        2,879         89
 Other fed cattle                                         591         11

FORMULA                                  7,798       25,252         55
 Steer and Heifer                          7,643       24,242         97
 Other fed cattle                            155        1,010          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,758        4,963         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,721        4,184         88
 Other fed cattle                             37          779         12

Packer Financing involved                             1,304          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,787       28,212         57
Delivered Date chosen by packer         14,612       34,609         82

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              388          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         388        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 493          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         493        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         42
 Steer and Heifer                                          42        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       923          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         923          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,875
Kansas                                  14,305
Nebraska                                12,958
Colorado                                 2,846
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,019
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,162
Western States                           2,092
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,456
Northeast                                  254
Southeast
Canada                                     923

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 302            6
 Steer and Heifer                            134                      44
 Other fed cattle                            168            6         57

NEGOTIATED GRID                            175        2,658          4
 Steer and Heifer                            175        1,787         69
 Other fed cattle                                         871         31

FORMULA                                  7,127       39,101         61
 Steer and Heifer                          6,543       36,198         93
 Other fed cattle                            584        2,903          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,391       23,715         33
 Steer and Heifer                          1,391       18,794         80
 Other fed cattle                                       4,921         20

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,241       37,940         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,776       60,239         88

     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                                               1,480          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,480        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,480          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,480          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,491
Kansas                                  12,556
Nebraska                                21,607
Colorado                                10,596
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,321
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,306
Western States                           6,592
Eastern Cornbelt                           579
Northeast                                  427
Southeast
Canada                                   1,480

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           888
Kansas                            2,559
Nebraska                          9,718


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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