Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 23, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday, 01/22/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     88,388    86,420    83,527       175,238   174,465   165,364
Total Committed     67,489    86,679    72,640       160,305   169,809   136,464

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,360        9,776         22
 Steer and Heifer                          9,354        9,686        100
 Other fed cattle                              6           90          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            593        6,861          8
 Steer and Heifer                            593        6,034         89
 Other fed cattle                                         827         11

FORMULA                                  7,786       39,973         54
 Steer and Heifer                          6,261       37,804         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,525        2,169          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,016        7,924         12
 Steer and Heifer                          2,910        5,900         81
 Other fed cattle                            106        2,024         20

Packer Financing involved                             1,462          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,894       50,103         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,108       57,040         83

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          12
 Steer and Heifer                                          12        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               1,591          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,150         72
 Other fed cattle                                         441         28

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,496          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,252         84
 Other fed cattle                                         244         16

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     3,099          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       3,099          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   21,868
Kansas                                  18,026
Nebraska                                19,183
Colorado                                 8,261
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,957
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,541
Western States                           4,551
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,115
Northeast                                  787
Southeast
Canada                                   3,099

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 798          103          1
 Steer and Heifer                            792          103         99
 Other fed cattle                              6                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,741          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,694         62
 Other fed cattle                                       1,047         38

FORMULA                                 14,230       41,550         83
 Steer and Heifer                         13,993       34,416         87
 Other fed cattle                            237        7,134         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                           928        5,722         10
 Steer and Heifer                            928        4,527         82
 Other fed cattle                                       1,195         18

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,602       34,834         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,484       42,241         78

     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                                                 152
 Steer and Heifer                                         152        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,265          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,021         81
 Other fed cattle                                         244         19

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,417          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,417          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,754
Kansas                                  18,907
Nebraska                                19,717
Colorado                                 7,385
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,122
North plains/Eastern Mountain              401
Western States                           2,651
Eastern Cornbelt                           720
Northeast                                  415
Southeast
Canada                                   1,417

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         3,086
Kansas                            7,066
Nebraska                          7,601


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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