Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Jan 25, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Thursday, 01/24/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     85,346    80,072    71,462       349,507   334,571   312,891
Total Committed    103,693    56,276    26,363       359,725   319,374   208,043

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,381        8,954         22
 Steer and Heifer                          9,381        8,859        100
 Other fed cattle                                          95          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            550        3,767          5
 Steer and Heifer                            479        3,179         85
 Other fed cattle                             71          588         15

FORMULA                                  9,615       40,740         59
 Steer and Heifer                          8,425       38,091         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,190        2,649          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,759        7,603         12
 Steer and Heifer                          2,759        3,285         58
 Other fed cattle                                       4,318         42

Packer Financing involved                             1,995          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,950       45,252         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         17,211       53,761         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                                                 615          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         527         86
 Other fed cattle                                          88         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,362          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,362        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,977          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,977          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   23,877
Kansas                                  15,582
Nebraska                                20,988
Colorado                                 5,687
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,662
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,952
Western States                           4,796
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,051
Northeast                                  774
Southeast
Canada                                   1,977

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              22,635       41,772         62
 Steer and Heifer                         22,081       40,624         97
 Other fed cattle                            554        1,148          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,035        6,512          8
 Steer and Heifer                          2,000        6,081         95
 Other fed cattle                             35          431          6

FORMULA                                  2,521       22,151         24
 Steer and Heifer                          2,276       20,241         91
 Other fed cattle                            245        1,910          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,912        4,019          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,912        2,940         82
 Other fed cattle                                       1,079         18

Packer Financing involved                             2,976          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack       10,095       70,159         77
Delivered Date chosen by packer         27,642       72,512         97

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         136
 Steer and Heifer                                         136        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       136
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         136

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,130
Kansas                                   9,535
Nebraska                                42,984
Colorado                                   488
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 27,414
North plains/Eastern Mountain            8,330
Western States                           4,224
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,361
Northeast                                1,012
Southeast                                   79
Canada                                     136

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           771
Kansas                            1,998
Nebraska                          2,004


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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