Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed Jan 09, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday 1/8/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     87,951    42,298    79,623       174,829    59,167   168,131
Total Committed     96,186    37,639    56,392       188,242    54,092   122,566

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              11,269        7,054         21
 Steer and Heifer                         11,218        6,749         98
 Other fed cattle                             51          305          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            953        5,431          7
 Steer and Heifer                            953        4,598         87
 Other fed cattle                                         833         13

FORMULA                                  9,079       46,903         64
 Steer and Heifer                          8,111       44,711         94
 Other fed cattle                            968        2,192          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,648        3,530          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,648        2,584         82
 Other fed cattle                                         946         18

Packer Financing involved                             3,032          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,134       44,753         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         18,035       54,553         83

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          72
 Steer and Heifer                                          72        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 983          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         544         55
 Other fed cattle                                         439         45

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,029          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,029        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,084          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,084          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   23,747
Kansas                                  16,205
Nebraska                                19,380
Colorado                                 7,384
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,252
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,166
Western States                           5,560
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,541
Northeast                                  632
Southeast
Canada                                   2,084

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,075       11,414         16
 Steer and Heifer                          4,013       11,278         99
 Other fed cattle                             62          136          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            286        7,212          8
 Steer and Heifer                            286        6,402         89
 Other fed cattle                                         810         11

FORMULA                                 16,672       45,465         65
 Steer and Heifer                         14,899       40,989         90
 Other fed cattle                          1,773        4,476         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,725        9,251         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,692        7,802         87
 Other fed cattle                             33        1,449         14

Packer Financing involved                               186
Delivered Location chosen by pack       14,366       63,664         81
Delivered Date chosen by packer         20,569       67,181         91

     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                                                  65
 Steer and Heifer                                          65        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         21
 Steer and Heifer                                          21        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        86
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          86

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   24,550
Kansas                                  16,468
Nebraska                                28,983
Colorado                                 7,472
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,602
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,415
Western States                           6,499
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,447
Northeast                                  664
Southeast
Canada                                      86

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           447
Kansas                            7,843
Nebraska                          7,501


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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