Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     28,133    28,380    21,386        28,133    28,380    21,386
Total Committed     32,935    56,130    30,852        32,935    56,130    30,852

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,508        2,715         22
 Steer and Heifer                          3,473        2,715         99
 Other fed cattle                             35                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            130        1,619          6
 Steer and Heifer                            130        1,282         81
 Other fed cattle                                         337         19

FORMULA                                  1,821       14,727         59
 Steer and Heifer                          1,678       13,458         92
 Other fed cattle                            143        1,269          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           839        2,774         13
 Steer and Heifer                            763        1,658         67
 Other fed cattle                             76        1,116         33

Packer Financing involved                               126
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,082       13,143         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,260       19,120         87

                          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                    6,221
Kansas                                   5,169
Nebraska                                 4,589
Colorado                                 2,481
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,897
North plains/Eastern Mountain              523
Western States                           2,918
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,264
Northeast                                1,071
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 905                       3
 Steer and Heifer                            903                     100
 Other fed cattle                              2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,905        1,091          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,905          640         85
 Other fed cattle                                         451         15

FORMULA                                  4,918       20,262         77
 Steer and Heifer                          4,918       19,871         98
 Other fed cattle                                         391          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      3,854         12
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,802         47
 Other fed cattle                                       2,052         53

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,696        6,986         36
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,956       21,804         81

     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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,005
Kansas                                   6,194
Nebraska                                 2,773
Colorado
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,092
North plains/Eastern Mountain              154
Western States                           2,835
Eastern Cornbelt                           831
Northeast                                   51
Southeast
Canada

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         2,559
Kansas                            2,857
Nebraska                              0


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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