Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Oct 08, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Friday, 10/05/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     82,246    97,627    86,450       419,167   436,590   449,160
Total Committed     73,877    77,267    63,321       416,965   422,329   471,961

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              12,831       10,382         28
 Steer and Heifer                         12,720        9,785         97
 Other fed cattle                            111          597          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,038        4,447          7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,038        3,537         83
 Other fed cattle                                         910         17

FORMULA                                  6,264       35,892         51
 Steer and Heifer                          5,055       35,229         96
 Other fed cattle                          1,209          663          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,294        8,676         13
 Steer and Heifer                          2,229        6,260         77
 Other fed cattle                             65        2,416         23

Packer Financing involved                             1,644          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,494       47,574         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,440       53,000         84

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                   7
 Steer and Heifer                              7                     100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         338
 Steer and Heifer                                         338        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  77
 Steer and Heifer                                          77        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack            7          415          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer              7          415          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   17,601
Kansas                                  10,471
Nebraska                                20,038
Colorado                                 8,013
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 12,185
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,398
Western States                           5,786
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,408
Northeast                                  883
Southeast                                   41
Canada                                     422

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              11,171        4,761         22
 Steer and Heifer                         11,027        4,370         97
 Other fed cattle                            144          391          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          3,163        5,238         11
 Steer and Heifer                          3,163        4,748         94
 Other fed cattle                                         490          6

FORMULA                                  7,382       31,761         53
 Steer and Heifer                          7,349       30,732         97
 Other fed cattle                             33        1,029          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,503        5,156         12
 Steer and Heifer                          3,401        2,326         66
 Other fed cattle                            102        2,830         34

Packer Financing involved                               748          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,679       34,775         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,005       37,536         66

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              135
 Steer and Heifer                                         135        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         441          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         441        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 770          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         770        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        396          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         396        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,742          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,742          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,907
Kansas                                  11,808
Nebraska                                16,274
Colorado                                 7,842
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 13,314
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,660
Western States                           6,746
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,428
Northeast                                1,011
Southeast                                  145
Canada                                   1,742

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         1,917
Kansas                              138
Nebraska                          6,411


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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