Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon Jan 07, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Previous Afternoon

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered    107,010   100,077    64,143       363,296   354,736   323,308
Total Committed    153,093   109,294    95,768       406,402   443,181   387,179

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              12,826        9,111         21
 Steer and Heifer                         12,785        9,066        100
 Other fed cattle                             41           45

NEGOTIATED GRID                            979        6,800          7
 Steer and Heifer                            979        6,005         90
 Other fed cattle                                         795         10

FORMULA                                 16,078       51,974         64
 Steer and Heifer                         14,782       50,125         95
 Other fed cattle                          1,296        1,849          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,495        4,723          8
 Steer and Heifer                          3,234        2,743         73
 Other fed cattle                            261        1,980         27

Packer Financing involved                             5,939          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack       11,407       49,594         57
Delivered Date chosen by packer         23,274       60,341         78

                          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                                               1,024          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,024        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,024          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,024          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   29,307
Kansas                                  27,502
Nebraska                                25,392
Colorado                                 6,893
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,398
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,682
Western States                           4,787
Eastern Cornbelt                           684
Northeast                                  341
Southeast
Canada                                   1,024

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              30,985       46,265         51
 Steer and Heifer                         30,217       45,930         99
 Other fed cattle                            768          335          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,809       13,765         10
 Steer and Heifer                          1,751       12,377         91
 Other fed cattle                             58        1,388          9

FORMULA                                  7,203       44,855         34
 Steer and Heifer                          6,005       42,276         93
 Other fed cattle                          1,198        2,579          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           921        6,794          5
 Steer and Heifer                            785        4,888         74
 Other fed cattle                            136        1,906         27

Packer Financing involved                               214
Delivered Location chosen by pack        9,080       93,269         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer         35,430      101,895         90

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              148
 Steer and Heifer                                         148        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 348
 Steer and Heifer                                         348        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       496
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         496

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,969
Kansas                                  17,575
Nebraska                                46,083
Colorado                                14,766
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 28,432
North plains/Eastern Mountain           10,611
Western States                           8,257
Eastern Cornbelt                         4,298
Northeast                                  606
Southeast
Canada                                     496

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         3,451
Kansas                            1,420
Nebraska                          4,721


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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