Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Jan 04, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday 1/3/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     89,938   104,516    75,673       236,264   229,388   239,756
Total Committed     81,172    71,841    57,128       242,520   249,197   198,667

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              10,407        6,214         19
 Steer and Heifer                         10,334        6,134         99
 Other fed cattle                             73           80          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            778        6,371          8
 Steer and Heifer                            778        5,234         84
 Other fed cattle                                       1,137         16

FORMULA                                 10,638       47,594         65
 Steer and Heifer                          9,994       44,537         94
 Other fed cattle                            644        3,057          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,431        4,404          7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,312        2,093         58
 Other fed cattle                            119        2,311         42

Packer Financing involved                             3,870          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,427       48,102         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer         17,734       56,967         83

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              213
 Steer and Heifer                                         213        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         130
 Steer and Heifer                                         130        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               1,264          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,264        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        494          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         494        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,101          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,101          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,102
Kansas                                  19,720
Nebraska                                20,125
Colorado                                 8,446
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,355
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,496
Western States                           5,065
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,039
Northeast                                  489
Southeast
Canada                                   2,101

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,330          506          4
 Steer and Heifer                          2,284          466         97
 Other fed cattle                             46           40          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                             32        1,644          2
 Steer and Heifer                             32          885         55
 Other fed cattle                                         759         45

FORMULA                                  9,968       41,687         64
 Steer and Heifer                          9,362       39,823         95
 Other fed cattle                            606        1,864          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,646       23,212         31
 Steer and Heifer                          1,646       15,045         67
 Other fed cattle                                       8,167         33

Packer Financing involved                             6,633          8
Delivered Location chosen by pack          495       49,411         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,689       54,136         69

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         105
 Steer and Heifer                                         105        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         42
 Steer and Heifer                                          42        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       147
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         147

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    8,023
Kansas                                  27,686
Nebraska                                25,323
Colorado                                 1,661
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,423
North plains/Eastern Mountain              995
Western States                           5,343
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,797
Northeast                                3,774
Southeast
Canada                                     147

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         4,038
Kansas                            1,489
Nebraska                         13,580


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