Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Dec 07, 2012    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     19,888    20,909    19,915       352,375   360,620   345,338
Total Committed     30,265    59,037    71,000       299,610   376,200   303,454

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,156        1,922         21
 Steer and Heifer                          2,119        1,877         98
 Other fed cattle                             37           45          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            304        2,052         12
 Steer and Heifer                            304        1,590         80
 Other fed cattle                                         462         20

FORMULA                                  1,215       10,070         57
 Steer and Heifer                            764        9,790         94
 Other fed cattle                            451          280          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           675        1,494         11
 Steer and Heifer                            642          745         64
 Other fed cattle                             33          749         36

Packer Financing involved                               815          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,327       12,332         74
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,947       13,179         86

                          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                    2,159
Kansas                                   3,999
Nebraska                                 4,884
Colorado                                 2,420
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,566
North plains/Eastern Mountain              304
Western States                           2,601
Eastern Cornbelt                           490
Northeast                                  425
Southeast                                   40
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,127        3,824         26
 Steer and Heifer                          4,090        3,824        100
 Other fed cattle                             37                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       3,778         13
 Steer and Heifer                                       3,473         92
 Other fed cattle                                         305          8

FORMULA                                  5,256       10,921         54
 Steer and Heifer                          5,151       10,921         99
 Other fed cattle                            105                       1

FORWARD CONTRACT                           832        1,490          8
 Steer and Heifer                            832        1,490        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          540       12,019         42
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,266       12,019         60

     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                                                  37
 Steer and Heifer                                          37        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        37
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          37

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,785
Kansas                                  16,858
Nebraska                                 4,838
Colorado                                    78
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,838
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,100
Western States                              40
Eastern Cornbelt                           530
Northeast                                  121
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                      37

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         1,370
Kansas                              211
Nebraska                          1,902


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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