Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 10, 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     55,279    58,972    54,244       255,532   146,326   245,953
Total Committed     66,754    49,996    31,842       283,757   161,348   166,675

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,022        4,698         21
 Steer and Heifer                          7,005        4,677        100
 Other fed cattle                             17           21

NEGOTIATED GRID                            429        2,848          6
 Steer and Heifer                            429        2,469         88
 Other fed cattle                                         379         12

FORMULA                                  7,146       28,876         65
 Steer and Heifer                          5,830       27,134         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,316        1,742          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           773        2,382          6
 Steer and Heifer                            773        2,045         89
 Other fed cattle                                         337         11

Packer Financing involved                             2,522          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,709       30,817         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,980       34,574         82

                          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                                                  44
 Steer and Heifer                                          44        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,061          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,061        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,105          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,105          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,210
Kansas                                  10,482
Nebraska                                15,364
Colorado                                 3,404
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,170
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,332
Western States                           1,760
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,196
Northeast                                  256
Southeast
Canada                                   1,105

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,045        9,816         18
 Steer and Heifer                          1,998        9,816        100
 Other fed cattle                             47

NEGOTIATED GRID                            502        2,066          4
 Steer and Heifer                            502        1,747         88
 Other fed cattle                                         319         12

FORMULA                                  4,687       40,231         67
 Steer and Heifer                          4,618       34,381         87
 Other fed cattle                             69        5,850         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                           995        6,412         11
 Steer and Heifer                            995        5,214         84
 Other fed cattle                                       1,198         16

Packer Financing involved                            12,840         19
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,246       44,287         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,828       47,685         76

     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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,638
Kansas                                  26,117
Nebraska                                 9,625
Colorado                                 3,152
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,057
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,229
Western States                           2,404
Eastern Cornbelt                           961
Northeast                                  459
Southeast                                  112
Canada

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         5,113
Kansas                              795
Nebraska                          3,414


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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