Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Jan 30, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday, 01/29/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     82,679    88,286    82,170       172,776   175,136   157,857
Total Committed     52,771    67,489    60,333       138,760   160,305   132,592

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,819        7,930         22
 Steer and Heifer                          9,675        7,717         98
 Other fed cattle                            144          213          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,670        3,499          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,670        2,793         86
 Other fed cattle                                         706         14

FORMULA                                  8,391       39,770         58
 Steer and Heifer                          7,093       37,100         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,298        2,670          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,511        6,533         11
 Steer and Heifer                          2,511        3,755         69
 Other fed cattle                                       2,778         31

Packer Financing involved                             1,811          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,424       42,123         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer         17,435       48,518         80

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - 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                                                 438          1
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                         438        100

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,982          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,825         92
 Other fed cattle                                         157          8

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,556          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,556          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   19,290
Kansas                                  16,788
Nebraska                                17,181
Colorado                                 8,251
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,995
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,043
Western States                           4,138
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,883
Northeast                                  554
Southeast
Canada                                   2,556

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,448          109          3
 Steer and Heifer                          1,358          102         94
 Other fed cattle                             90            7          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,254        2,561          7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,254        1,791         80
 Other fed cattle                                         770         20

FORMULA                                 12,818       29,138         80
 Steer and Heifer                         12,443       25,617         91
 Other fed cattle                            375        3,521          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           831        3,621          8
 Steer and Heifer                            765        1,561         52
 Other fed cattle                             66        2,060         48

Packer Financing involved                             1,690          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,210       24,555         56
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,206       26,969         70

     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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        991          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         834         84
 Other fed cattle                                         157         16

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       991          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         991          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   11,102
Kansas                                  13,361
Nebraska                                10,174
Colorado                                 4,705
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,230
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,608
Western States                           5,892
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,056
Northeast                                  652
Southeast
Canada                                     991

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         4,676
Kansas                            2,822
Nebraska                          4,444


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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