Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Oct 05, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday, 10/04/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     78,986    83,548    87,214       336,921   338,963   362,710
Total Committed    131,425    60,238    51,616       343,088   345,062   408,640

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              12,009        5,107         22
 Steer and Heifer                         11,968        4,849         98
 Other fed cattle                             41          258          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            918        4,162          6
 Steer and Heifer                            775        2,448         63
 Other fed cattle                            143        1,714         37

FORMULA                                  7,284       37,140         56
 Steer and Heifer                          6,130       35,465         94
 Other fed cattle                          1,154        1,675          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,666        8,393         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,596        4,949         65
 Other fed cattle                             70        3,444         35

Packer Financing involved                             1,042          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,216       41,952         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,897       47,594         80

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         343
 Steer and Heifer                                         343        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               1,123          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,123        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        841          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         638         76
 Other fed cattle                                         203         24

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,307          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,307          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,522
Kansas                                  13,147
Nebraska                                20,143
Colorado                                 6,258
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 11,806
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,629
Western States                           4,376
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,728
Northeast                                1,032
Southeast                                   38
Canada                                   2,307

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              53,661       24,366         59
 Steer and Heifer                         53,348       24,144         99
 Other fed cattle                            313          222          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,665        9,813         10
 Steer and Heifer                          2,488        9,008         92
 Other fed cattle                            177          805          8

FORMULA                                 10,147       23,678         26
 Steer and Heifer                          8,763       21,955         91
 Other fed cattle                          1,384        1,723          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,993        3,713          4
 Steer and Heifer                          1,993        2,262         75
 Other fed cattle                                       1,451         25

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack       16,432       52,807         53
Delivered Date chosen by packer         64,854       53,688         90

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         440
 Steer and Heifer                                         440        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 949          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         949        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,389          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,389          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   24,871
Kansas                                  30,210
Nebraska                                31,143
Colorado                                 6,237
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 22,480
North plains/Eastern Mountain            7,977
Western States                           2,633
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,524
Northeast                                  881
Southeast                                   80
Canada                                   1,389

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         4,894
Kansas                            2,862
Nebraska                          9,861


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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