Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Dec 12, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Tuesday Afternoon, 12/11/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     64,362    48,860    57,641       177,247   168,014   166,071
Total Committed     45,051    49,358    26,720       197,800   169,161   104,767

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,806        5,408         17
 Steer and Heifer                          5,714        4,850         94
 Other fed cattle                             92          558          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            418        4,710          8
 Steer and Heifer                            418        4,088         88
 Other fed cattle                                         622         12

FORMULA                                  7,904       27,491         55
 Steer and Heifer                          7,376       26,797         97
 Other fed cattle                            528          694          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,778        8,719         18
 Steer and Heifer                          2,778        6,906         84
 Other fed cattle                                       1,813         16

Packer Financing involved                             1,095          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,445       34,626         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         12,647       40,608         83

                          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                                                 698          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         698        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        430          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         404         94
 Other fed cattle                                          26          6

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,128          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,128          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   17,630
Kansas                                  13,686
Nebraska                                12,415
Colorado                                 5,761
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,400
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,358
Western States                           2,523
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,173
Northeast                                  288
Southeast
Canada                                   1,128

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,089          594          6
 Steer and Heifer                          2,070          213         85
 Other fed cattle                             19          381         15

NEGOTIATED GRID                            649        2,494          7
 Steer and Heifer                            649        2,191         90
 Other fed cattle                                         303         10

FORMULA                                  4,990       26,585         70
 Steer and Heifer                          4,575       25,887         97
 Other fed cattle                            415          698          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,259        3,891         16
 Steer and Heifer                          2,524        3,062         78
 Other fed cattle                            735          829         22

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,270       21,761         53
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,583       26,750         72

     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                                                 500          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         500        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       500          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         500          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    8,919
Kansas                                  10,798
Nebraska                                17,893
Colorado                                 3,067
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,409
North plains/Eastern Mountain              418
Western States                             856
Eastern Cornbelt                           949
Northeast                                  242
Southeast
Canada                                     500

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         2,231
Kansas                            2,639
Nebraska                          5,386


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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