Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Jan 28, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Friday Afternoon, 01/25/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     59,954    46,625    52,634       430,956   401,442   382,038
Total Committed     42,683    38,541   112,231       424,126   374,829   342,000

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,596        8,691         31
 Steer and Heifer                          9,516        8,432         98
 Other fed cattle                             80          259          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                             50        2,293          4
 Steer and Heifer                             50        2,112         92
 Other fed cattle                                         181          8

FORMULA                                  8,903       24,083         55
 Steer and Heifer                          8,489       23,125         96
 Other fed cattle                            414          958          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,331        4,007         11
 Steer and Heifer                          2,245        2,680         78
 Other fed cattle                             86        1,327         22

Packer Financing involved                               256
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,694       32,925         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,094       35,357         86

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,667
Kansas                                  11,636
Nebraska                                19,582
Colorado                                 3,328
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,166
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,236
Western States                           2,951
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,224
Northeast                                  164
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,907        1,426          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,854        1,129         90
 Other fed cattle                             53          297         11

NEGOTIATED GRID                            322        2,259          6
 Steer and Heifer                            322        1,562         73
 Other fed cattle                                         697         27

FORMULA                                  3,979       27,000         73
 Steer and Heifer                          1,893       26,019         90
 Other fed cattle                          2,086          981         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           574        4,887         13
 Steer and Heifer                            574        1,044         30
 Other fed cattle                                       3,843         70

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,811       27,624         74
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,511       29,373         79

     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                                                 329          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         329        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       329          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         329          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,581
Kansas                                   4,692
Nebraska                                 3,007
Colorado                                12,587
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,365
North plains/Eastern Mountain              220
Western States                           6,550
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,385
Northeast                                  967
Southeast
Canada                                     329

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         1,218
Kansas                              425
Nebraska                          2,053


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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