Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 08, 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     24,844              23,804       111,722    16,869   112,312
Total Committed     44,516              26,475       136,572    16,453    92,649

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,050        1,497         18
 Steer and Heifer                          3,002        1,446         98
 Other fed cattle                             48           51          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            432        2,056         10
 Steer and Heifer                            432        1,628         83
 Other fed cattle                                         428         17

FORMULA                                  1,625       14,218         64
 Steer and Heifer                          1,625       13,105         93
 Other fed cattle                                       1,113          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           570          306          4
 Steer and Heifer                            570          306        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                               605          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,097       10,457         51
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,677       15,313         85

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          72
 Steer and Heifer                                          72        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 832          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         393         47
 Other fed cattle                                         439         53

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        186          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         186        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,090          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,090          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,657
Kansas                                   4,641
Nebraska                                 2,701
Colorado                                 3,381
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,819
North plains/Eastern Mountain              224
Western States                           2,442
Eastern Cornbelt                           537
Northeast                                  352
Southeast
Canada                                   1,090

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,878        8,905         27
 Steer and Heifer                          2,830        8,854         99
 Other fed cattle                             48           51          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                             81        3,214          7
 Steer and Heifer                             81        3,214        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                  4,869       20,365         57
 Steer and Heifer                          4,761       17,718         89
 Other fed cattle                            108        2,647         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           833        3,285          9
 Steer and Heifer                            800        2,853         89
 Other fed cattle                             33          432         11

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,580       31,418         79
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,195       34,099         95

     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                                                  65
 Steer and Heifer                                          65        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         21
 Steer and Heifer                                          21        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        86
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          86

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,082
Kansas                                   2,553
Nebraska                                17,831
Colorado                                   265
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,320
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,145
Western States                           2,646
Eastern Cornbelt                           564
Northeast                                   24
Southeast
Canada                                      86

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             0
Kansas                              636
Nebraska                          2,661


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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