Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Jan 28, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Friday, 01/25/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     81,449    66,871    69,147       430,956   401,442   382,038
Total Committed     64,401    55,455   133,957       424,126   374,829   342,000

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              12,370       11,302         29
 Steer and Heifer                         12,283       10,911         98
 Other fed cattle                             87          391          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            431        4,411          6
 Steer and Heifer                            431        3,734         86
 Other fed cattle                                         677         14

FORMULA                                  9,322       34,565         54
 Steer and Heifer                          8,804       33,234         96
 Other fed cattle                            518        1,331          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,075        5,973         11
 Steer and Heifer                          2,989        2,871         65
 Other fed cattle                             86        3,102         35

Packer Financing involved                             1,276          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,081       45,760         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         19,976       49,254         85

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,717
Kansas                                  16,599
Nebraska                                23,245
Colorado                                 5,346
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,919
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,508
Western States                           6,169
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,325
Northeast                                  621
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,734        4,443         16
 Steer and Heifer                          5,574        4,097         95
 Other fed cattle                            160          346          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            367        2,924          5
 Steer and Heifer                            367        2,190         78
 Other fed cattle                                         734         22

FORMULA                                  8,979       33,718         66
 Steer and Heifer                          6,893       32,628         93
 Other fed cattle                          2,086        1,090          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,269        5,628         12
 Steer and Heifer                          2,269        1,662         50
 Other fed cattle                                       3,966         50

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,508       33,224         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,196       35,053         66

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          10
 Steer and Heifer                                          10        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 329          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         329        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       339          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         339          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   12,325
Kansas                                  11,664
Nebraska                                 5,811
Colorado                                12,863
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,900
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,323
Western States                           6,724
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,387
Northeast                                1,065
Southeast
Canada                                     339

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         5,443
Kansas                              481
Nebraska                          3,269


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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