Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Dec 13, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Wednesday Afternoon, 12/12/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     57,175    57,868    55,791       255,286   252,648   241,309
Total Committed     39,939    36,880    33,737       264,987   240,539   161,540

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,995        4,671         19
 Steer and Heifer                          5,772        4,324         95
 Other fed cattle                            223          347          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            168        2,691          5
 Steer and Heifer                            168        2,546         95
 Other fed cattle                                         145          5

FORMULA                                  6,284       27,463         59
 Steer and Heifer                          5,458       27,009         96
 Other fed cattle                            826          454          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,336        5,668         16
 Steer and Heifer                          3,286        3,946         80
 Other fed cattle                             50        1,722         20

Packer Financing involved                             2,550          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,419       30,957         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,825       34,525         79

                          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                                                 645          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         645        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        254
 Steer and Heifer                                         254        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       899          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         899          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,780
Kansas                                  14,853
Nebraska                                12,430
Colorado                                 3,429
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,956
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,413
Western States                           2,415
Eastern Cornbelt                           798
Northeast                                  170
Southeast                                   32
Canada                                     899

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 227          680          2
 Steer and Heifer                            160          643         89
 Other fed cattle                             67           37         12

NEGOTIATED GRID                            940        1,531          6
 Steer and Heifer                            940          916         75
 Other fed cattle                                         615         25

FORMULA                                  2,726       26,802         74
 Steer and Heifer                          2,563       23,991         90
 Other fed cattle                            163        2,811         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         4,257        2,448         17
 Steer and Heifer                          4,257        1,575         87
 Other fed cattle                                         873         13

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,966       21,690         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,084       23,665         70

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              328          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         328        100
 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                       328          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         328          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   10,229
Kansas                                   9,348
Nebraska                                 9,766
Colorado                                 3,121
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,922
North plains/Eastern Mountain              810
Western States                           2,469
Eastern Cornbelt                           628
Northeast                                  281
Southeast                                   37
Canada                                     328

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         4,005
Kansas                            1,099
Nebraska                          1,531


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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