Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Nov 16, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday, 11/15/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     87,491    84,607    74,377       338,376   335,081   322,321
Total Committed     60,573    31,418    50,604       291,271   267,481   230,492

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              11,251        5,855         20
 Steer and Heifer                         11,251        5,687         99
 Other fed cattle                                         168          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            601        5,528          7
 Steer and Heifer                            601        4,698         87
 Other fed cattle                                         830         14

FORMULA                                  8,789       37,756         53
 Steer and Heifer                          7,343       35,744         93
 Other fed cattle                          1,446        2,012          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,907       11,889         17
 Steer and Heifer                          2,907        7,809         72
 Other fed cattle                                       4,080         28

Packer Financing involved                             3,859          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,090       44,753         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,244       53,815         80

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         801          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         801        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               1,636          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,431         88
 Other fed cattle                                         205         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        478          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         224         47
 Other fed cattle                                         254         53

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,915          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,915          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,947
Kansas                                  14,858
Nebraska                                18,141
Colorado                                 7,104
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 10,136
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,423
Western States                           5,584
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,553
Northeast                                  830
Southeast
Canada                                   2,915

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,199        3,429          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,199        3,227         96
 Other fed cattle                                         202          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            600        3,955          8
 Steer and Heifer                            600        2,103         59
 Other fed cattle                                       1,852         41

FORMULA                                 10,730       30,584         68
 Steer and Heifer                         10,205       28,741         94
 Other fed cattle                            525        1,843          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         4,238        3,454         13
 Steer and Heifer                          4,238        1,428         74
 Other fed cattle                                       2,026         26

Packer Financing involved                               853          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,219       23,304         42
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,857       28,684         54

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,384          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,384        100
 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                     2,384          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,384          4

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    9,542
Kansas                                  18,645
Nebraska                                13,267
Colorado                                 1,082
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,016
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,999
Western States                           4,466
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,712
Northeast                                  460
Southeast
Canada                                   2,384

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         6,556
Kansas                              967
Nebraska                          2,131


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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