Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 15, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Monday 1/14/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     88,005    86,878    89,992        88,005    86,878    89,992
Total Committed     83,130    92,056    65,409        83,130    92,056    65,409

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,960        7,091         19
 Steer and Heifer                          9,947        7,054        100
 Other fed cattle                             13           37

NEGOTIATED GRID                            364        5,276          6
 Steer and Heifer                            364        4,617         88
 Other fed cattle                                         659         12

FORMULA                                 11,515       42,278         61
 Steer and Heifer                         10,661       39,568         93
 Other fed cattle                            854        2,710          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           857        9,435         12
 Steer and Heifer                            857        7,599         82
 Other fed cattle                                       1,836         18

Packer Financing involved                               736          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,128       44,631         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,237       56,908         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                                                 387
 Steer and Heifer                                         387        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        842          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         842        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,229          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,229          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,314
Kansas                                  18,221
Nebraska                                17,128
Colorado                                 7,079
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 10,690
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,347
Western States                           6,326
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,419
Northeast                                1,212
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                   1,229

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 233          125
 Steer and Heifer                            220          125         96
 Other fed cattle                             13                       4

NEGOTIATED GRID                             45        6,325          8
 Steer and Heifer                             45        4,733         75
 Other fed cattle                                       1,592         25

FORMULA                                  5,676       54,718         73
 Steer and Heifer                          2,499       51,343         89
 Other fed cattle                          3,177        3,375         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           347       15,279         19
 Steer and Heifer                            310       12,775         84
 Other fed cattle                             37        2,504         16

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,027       46,729         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,628       74,946         97

     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                                                 354
 Steer and Heifer                                         354        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         28
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                          28        100

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       382          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         382          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   30,943
Kansas                                   4,536
Nebraska                                22,868
Colorado                                 8,142
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,137
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,530
Western States                          10,565
Eastern Cornbelt                           520
Northeast                                  507
Southeast
Canada                                     382

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           438
Kansas                               42
Nebraska                          7,630


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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