Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Jan 18, 2013    USDA Market News Service

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

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                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     20,246    17,930    15,739       354,817   350,553   328,241
Total Committed     16,914    46,764    65,558       336,288   409,110   398,100

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 484        1,722         11
 Steer and Heifer                            399        1,569         89
 Other fed cattle                             85          153         11

NEGOTIATED GRID                            264        2,097         12
 Steer and Heifer                            264        1,235         64
 Other fed cattle                                         862         37

FORMULA                                  2,647       10,152         63
 Steer and Heifer                          2,356        9,819         95
 Other fed cattle                            291          333          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           427        2,452         14
 Steer and Heifer                            427          862         45
 Other fed cattle                                       1,590         55

Packer Financing involved                             1,196          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,727       13,915         77
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,098       14,374         81

                          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                                                   1
 Steer and Heifer                                           1        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                         1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                           1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,268
Kansas                                   2,798
Nebraska                                 3,201
Colorado                                 2,821
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,221
North plains/Eastern Mountain              330
Western States                           3,175
Eastern Cornbelt                           890
Northeast                                  469
Southeast                                   72
Canada                                       1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,982        3,216         49
 Steer and Heifer                          4,976        3,018         98
 Other fed cattle                              6          198          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            189          710          5
 Steer and Heifer                            189          415         67
 Other fed cattle                                         295         33

FORMULA                                  2,824        4,226         42
 Steer and Heifer                          2,824        4,105         98
 Other fed cattle                                         121          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           767                       5
 Steer and Heifer                            767                     100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,144        4,450         33
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,733        5,024         58

     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                    1,728
Kansas                                   7,673
Nebraska                                 2,785
Colorado                                   198
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,229
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,354
Western States                             245
Eastern Cornbelt                           597
Northeast                                  105
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           761
Kansas                              557
Nebraska                          1,583


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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