Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 30, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Tuesday Afternoon, 01/29/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     55,945    63,938    55,717       172,776   175,136   157,857
Total Committed     28,247    43,306    33,875       138,760   160,305   132,592

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,921        5,563         24
 Steer and Heifer                          7,833        5,428         98
 Other fed cattle                             88          135          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            317        2,395          5
 Steer and Heifer                            317        1,930         83
 Other fed cattle                                         465         17

FORMULA                                  6,906       24,604         56
 Steer and Heifer                          5,611       23,447         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,295        1,157          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,211        4,796         13
 Steer and Heifer                          2,211        2,543         68
 Other fed cattle                                       2,253         32

Packer Financing involved                             1,100          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,816       28,794         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,329       31,529         80

                          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                                      1,232          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,232        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,232          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,232          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,127
Kansas                                  11,756
Nebraska                                13,526
Colorado                                 5,280
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,563
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,836
Western States                           1,391
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,053
Northeast                                  181
Southeast
Canada                                   1,232

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,392           16          5
 Steer and Heifer                          1,358           16         98
 Other fed cattle                             34                       2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            378          879          5
 Steer and Heifer                            378          484         69
 Other fed cattle                                         395         31

FORMULA                                  5,672       18,076         84
 Steer and Heifer                          5,550       17,816         98
 Other fed cattle                            122          260          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           728        1,106          7
 Steer and Heifer                            728        1,080         99
 Other fed cattle                                          26          1

Packer Financing involved                             1,690          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,450       11,900         47
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,216       13,290         55

     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                    6,491
Kansas                                   9,934
Nebraska                                 5,014
Colorado                                 2,340
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,406
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,077
Western States                             681
Eastern Cornbelt                           730
Northeast                                  574
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         4,676
Kansas                              527
Nebraska                          1,897


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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