Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Dec 28, 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     25,271    17,056    19,104       254,659   338,548   256,426
Total Committed     84,690    50,896    47,730       333,887   303,697   197,865

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,304        2,506         15
 Steer and Heifer                          1,304        2,478         99
 Other fed cattle                                          28          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                             86        2,094          9
 Steer and Heifer                             86        1,820         87
 Other fed cattle                                         274         13

FORMULA                                  1,413       13,609         59
 Steer and Heifer                          1,104       12,699         92
 Other fed cattle                            309          910          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                           962        2,846         15
 Steer and Heifer                            760          763         40
 Other fed cattle                            202        2,083         60

Packer Financing involved                               632          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,760       15,116         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,499       18,253         82

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         140          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         140        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        311          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         311        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       451          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         451          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,399
Kansas                                   4,574
Nebraska                                 4,758
Colorado                                 1,994
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,755
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,282
Western States                           2,677
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,033
Northeast                                  308
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                     451

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              20,155       12,535         39
 Steer and Heifer                         20,155       12,535        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                             82        6,894          8
 Steer and Heifer                              2        6,773         97
 Other fed cattle                             80          121          3

FORMULA                                  5,998       28,600         41
 Steer and Heifer                          5,854       27,082         95
 Other fed cattle                            144        1,518          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,885        4,541          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,759                      27
 Other fed cattle                            126        4,541         73

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,254       38,391         48
Delivered Date chosen by packer         21,119       38,547         71

     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                                      4,000          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       4,000        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     4,000          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       4,000          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   12,125
Kansas                                  33,657
Nebraska                                16,952
Colorado                                 1,877
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,830
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,905
Western States                           2,674
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,489
Northeast                                2,181
Southeast
Canada                                   4,000

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         3,333
Kansas                            1,064
Nebraska                          1,962


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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