Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 03, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday 1/2/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     87,159    95,643    80,223       146,326   124,872   164,083
Total Committed    107,256   104,729    48,563       161,809   177,356   141,539

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              10,474        8,486         22
 Steer and Heifer                         10,422        8,451        100
 Other fed cattle                             52           35          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,517        6,391          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,482        5,647         90
 Other fed cattle                             35          744         10

FORMULA                                 11,604       41,560         61
 Steer and Heifer                         10,161       38,648         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,443        2,912          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           865        5,122          7
 Steer and Heifer                            745        2,865         60
 Other fed cattle                            120        2,257         40

Packer Financing involved                             2,706          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,265       46,455         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer         21,127       51,260         83

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

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 982          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         982        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        158
 Steer and Heifer                                         158        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,140          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,140          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,379
Kansas                                  20,206
Nebraska                                19,412
Colorado                                 8,735
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,989
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,097
Western States                           5,575
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,874
Northeast                                  672
Southeast                                   80
Canada                                   1,140

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,505          133          3
 Steer and Heifer                          3,373          133         96
 Other fed cattle                            132                       4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            698        2,122          3
 Steer and Heifer                            698        1,247         69
 Other fed cattle                                         875         31

FORMULA                                 16,544       77,558         88
 Steer and Heifer                         13,323       74,422         93
 Other fed cattle                          3,221        3,136          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           993        5,619          6
 Steer and Heifer                            993        3,858         73
 Other fed cattle                                       1,761         27

Packer Financing involved                            11,625         11
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,284       61,880         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,439       72,513         82

     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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         84
 Steer and Heifer                                          84        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        84
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          84

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   38,394
Kansas                                  22,671
Nebraska                                20,307
Colorado                                12,696
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,535
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,118
Western States                           4,357
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,373
Northeast                                  467
Southeast                                  254
Canada                                      84

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         3,858
Kansas                            3,579
Nebraska                         10,230


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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