Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Dec 12, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday, 12/11/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     88,491    80,777    79,565       177,247   168,014   166,071
Total Committed     81,509    79,280    49,596       197,800   169,161   104,767

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,474        7,125         17
 Steer and Heifer                          7,168        6,506         94
 Other fed cattle                            306          619          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            787        7,120          9
 Steer and Heifer                            787        6,206         88
 Other fed cattle                                         914         12

FORMULA                                  9,143       41,636         57
 Steer and Heifer                          8,612       39,308         94
 Other fed cattle                            531        2,328          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,394        9,147         14
 Steer and Heifer                          3,322        7,062         83
 Other fed cattle                             72        2,085         17

Packer Financing involved                             1,095          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,367       45,960         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,858       55,961         81

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         266
 Steer and Heifer                                         266        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               1,597          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,162         73
 Other fed cattle                                         435         27

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        802          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         776         97
 Other fed cattle                                          26          3

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,665          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,665          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   22,551
Kansas                                  19,261
Nebraska                                15,455
Colorado                                 8,095
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 10,009
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,833
Western States                           4,977
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,069
Northeast                                  576
Southeast
Canada                                   2,665

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,988          655          5
 Steer and Heifer                          2,932          213         86
 Other fed cattle                             56          442         14

NEGOTIATED GRID                            949        2,709          5
 Steer and Heifer                            949        2,399         92
 Other fed cattle                                         310          9

FORMULA                                 17,225       44,624         76
 Steer and Heifer                         15,261       42,936         94
 Other fed cattle                          1,964        1,688          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         5,448        5,907         14
 Steer and Heifer                          4,713        4,298         79
 Other fed cattle                            735        1,609         21

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,435       32,197         49
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,375       38,844         67

     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                                               1,004          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,004        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,004          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,004          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,801
Kansas                                  24,705
Nebraska                                24,659
Colorado                                 5,540
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,529
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,372
Western States                           3,384
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,263
Northeast                                  252
Southeast
Canada                                   1,004

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         4,024
Kansas                            7,359
Nebraska                          8,192


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