Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Jan 18, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Thursday Afternoon, 01/17/2013

***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     58,623    54,851    46,740       334,571   332,623   312,502
Total Committed     25,321    58,608   136,635       319,374   362,346   332,542

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,536        8,125         22
 Steer and Heifer                          4,434        7,944         98
 Other fed cattle                            102          181          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            139        3,472          6
 Steer and Heifer                            139        2,662         78
 Other fed cattle                                         810         22

FORMULA                                  9,972       24,599         59
 Steer and Heifer                          9,489       23,651         96
 Other fed cattle                            483          948          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           402        6,809         12
 Steer and Heifer                            393        5,130         77
 Other fed cattle                              9        1,679         23

Packer Financing involved                             4,898          8
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,110       38,331         74
Delivered Date chosen by packer          9,318       39,768         84

                          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                                        569          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         569        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       569          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         569          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,692
Kansas                                  13,074
Nebraska                                17,862
Colorado                                 2,812
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,411
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,617
Western States                           2,133
Eastern Cornbelt                           969
Northeast                                  484
Southeast
Canada                                     569

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,474        3,335         19
 Steer and Heifer                          1,472        3,184         97
 Other fed cattle                              2          151          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            240        2,669         12
 Steer and Heifer                            240        2,071         79
 Other fed cattle                                         598         21

FORMULA                                  3,326       13,017         65
 Steer and Heifer                          3,326       12,305         96
 Other fed cattle                                         712          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           508          548          4
 Steer and Heifer                            500          477         93
 Other fed cattle                              8           71          8

Packer Financing involved                               868          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,342       12,181         53
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,102       15,839         71

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         204          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         204        100
 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                       204          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         204          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,070
Kansas                                   8,751
Nebraska                                 7,468
Colorado                                   451
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,903
North plains/Eastern Mountain               40
Western States                           1,116
Eastern Cornbelt                           767
Northeast                                  551
Southeast
Canada                                     204

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         2,614
Kansas                              505
Nebraska                            559


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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