Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Nov 29, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday, 11/28/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     83,131    26,055    81,356       254,828   206,435   258,975
Total Committed     71,263    27,380    64,104       259,781   191,065   210,994

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              14,225        6,707         25
 Steer and Heifer                         14,031        6,491         98
 Other fed cattle                            194          216          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            770        3,660          5
 Steer and Heifer                            730        3,285         91
 Other fed cattle                             40          375          9

FORMULA                                  6,457       40,528         57
 Steer and Heifer                          5,778       38,330         94
 Other fed cattle                            679        2,198          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,421        6,840         11
 Steer and Heifer                          2,421        3,876         68
 Other fed cattle                                       2,964         32

Packer Financing involved                             3,115          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,002       43,185         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         19,235       49,219         82

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              430          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         430        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         737          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         737        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  79
 Steer and Heifer                                          79        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        277
 Steer and Heifer                                         277        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,523          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,523          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,520
Kansas                                  18,121
Nebraska                                17,472
Colorado                                 6,399
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 11,253
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,162
Western States                           6,146
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,806
Northeast                                  729
Southeast
Canada                                   1,523

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,226        3,111          6
 Steer and Heifer                            958        3,106         94
 Other fed cattle                            268            5          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            182        2,862          4
 Steer and Heifer                            182        2,434         86
 Other fed cattle                                         428         14

FORMULA                                  9,228       43,043         73
 Steer and Heifer                          7,851       37,710         87
 Other fed cattle                          1,377        5,333         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,614        6,556         14
 Steer and Heifer                          3,462        5,755         91
 Other fed cattle                            152          801          9

Packer Financing involved                             4,100          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,393       46,645         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,135       48,094         82

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              378          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         378        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         269
 Steer and Heifer                                         269        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 434          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         434        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        360          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         240         67
 Other fed cattle                                         120         33

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,441          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,441          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   20,453
Kansas                                  14,126
Nebraska                                21,328
Colorado                                 2,067
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,163
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,681
Western States                           4,262
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,424
Northeast                                  318
Southeast
Canada                                   1,441

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         2,442
Kansas                              267
Nebraska                          2,159


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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