Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 23, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Tuesday Afternoon, 01/22/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     64,040    59,853    58,079       175,238   174,465   165,364
Total Committed     43,306    38,737    39,804       160,305   169,809   136,464

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,425        7,289         25
 Steer and Heifer                          8,425        7,289        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                            284        5,304          9
 Steer and Heifer                            284        5,004         95
 Other fed cattle                                         300          5

FORMULA                                  7,085       25,365         51
 Steer and Heifer                          5,560       24,718         93
 Other fed cattle                          1,525          647          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,197        6,937         14
 Steer and Heifer                          2,124        5,187         80
 Other fed cattle                             73        1,750         20

Packer Financing involved                             1,267          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,904       37,122         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,532       40,564         85

                          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                                                 293          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         293        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        861          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         861        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,154          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,154          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   17,449
Kansas                                  12,693
Nebraska                                15,973
Colorado                                 5,982
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,181
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,463
Western States                           1,617
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,240
Northeast                                  288
Southeast
Canada                                   1,154

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 720          103          2
 Steer and Heifer                            720          103        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,836          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,197         65
 Other fed cattle                                         639         35

FORMULA                                  5,184       31,819         85
 Steer and Heifer                          5,123       27,994         90
 Other fed cattle                             61        3,825         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           734        2,910          8
 Steer and Heifer                            734        1,715         67
 Other fed cattle                                       1,195         33

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          961       27,328         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,380       30,549         74

     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                    9,310
Kansas                                  12,679
Nebraska                                12,055
Colorado                                 7,385
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    987
North plains/Eastern Mountain               37
Western States                             192
Eastern Cornbelt                           275
Northeast                                  386
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         2,946
Kansas                            2,503
Nebraska                          4,937


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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