Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Jan 17, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Wednesday Afternoon, 01/16/2013

***This report will not be released on Monday, January 21, 2013 as our offices
will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.  This
report will be released on Tuesday, January 22.  If you have any questions or
concerns, please contact us at mpr.lgmn@ams.usda.gov.***


                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     57,629    55,279    55,051       254,451   255,532   246,936
Total Committed     59,658    66,754    26,532       263,050   283,757   179,369

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,583        5,264         21
 Steer and Heifer                          6,345        5,264         98
 Other fed cattle                            238                       2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            427        3,206          6
 Steer and Heifer                            427        2,642         85
 Other fed cattle                                         564         16

FORMULA                                  6,923       25,523         56
 Steer and Heifer                          6,434       23,540         92
 Other fed cattle                            489        1,983          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           836        7,758         15
 Steer and Heifer                            836        5,915         79
 Other fed cattle                                       1,843         21

Packer Financing involved                             3,036          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,084       34,016         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          9,225       37,525         81

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,109          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,109        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,109          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,109          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,935
Kansas                                  12,734
Nebraska                                14,191
Colorado                                 3,943
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,095
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,517
Western States                           1,832
Eastern Cornbelt                           998
Northeast                                  275
Southeast
Canada                                   1,109

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,098       15,991         37
 Steer and Heifer                          6,082       15,991        100
 Other fed cattle                             16

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,672          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,783         67
 Other fed cattle                                         889         33

FORMULA                                  5,053       26,826         53
 Steer and Heifer                          4,948       26,007         97
 Other fed cattle                            105          819          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                           422        2,596          5
 Steer and Heifer                            422        1,706         71
 Other fed cattle                                         890         30

Packer Financing involved                             5,343          9
Delivered Location chosen by pack          569       41,062         70
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,294       42,729         82

     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                    9,884
Kansas                                  12,050
Nebraska                                28,038
Colorado                                 3,810
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,378
North plains/Eastern Mountain              445
Western States                           1,948
Eastern Cornbelt                           812
Northeast                                  293
Southeast
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         4,870
Kansas                            1,326
Nebraska                          3,316


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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