Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Jan 31, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday, 01/30/2013

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     86,610    89,025    77,189       259,386   264,161   235,046
Total Committed    101,523    95,727    46,556       240,283   256,032   179,148

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,981       10,725         23
 Steer and Heifer                          8,961       10,393         98
 Other fed cattle                             20          332          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            348        4,701          6
 Steer and Heifer                            348        3,880         84
 Other fed cattle                                         821         16

FORMULA                                  9,750       40,787         58
 Steer and Heifer                          8,183       37,945         91
 Other fed cattle                          1,567        2,842          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,294        7,165         12
 Steer and Heifer                          3,294        4,346         73
 Other fed cattle                                       2,819         27

Packer Financing involved                             3,984          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,935       51,017         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,323       55,876         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                                                 166
 Steer and Heifer                                         166        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        693          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         693        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       859          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         859          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   20,479
Kansas                                  20,503
Nebraska                                19,401
Colorado                                 7,228
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,219
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,874
Western States                           6,008
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,377
Northeast                                  623
Southeast                                   39
Canada                                     859

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              18,253        1,717         20
 Steer and Heifer                         17,768        1,608         97
 Other fed cattle                            485          109          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            871        8,246          9
 Steer and Heifer                            796        7,351         89
 Other fed cattle                             75          895         11

FORMULA                                  5,225       56,099         60
 Steer and Heifer                          4,987       49,295         89
 Other fed cattle                            238        6,804         12

FORWARD CONTRACT                           647        5,845          6
 Steer and Heifer                            647        2,045         42
 Other fed cattle                                       3,800         59

Packer Financing involved                             2,025          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,357       61,798         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         21,387       64,081         84

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         120
 Steer and Heifer                                         120        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      4,500          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       4,500        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     4,620          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       4,620          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   36,170
Kansas                                  33,938
Nebraska                                 9,432
Colorado                                 9,827
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,300
North plains/Eastern Mountain              320
Western States                           3,209
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,172
Northeast                                  389
Southeast                                  146
Canada                                   4,620

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         3,776
Kansas                            2,730
Nebraska                          1,499


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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