Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Jan 25, 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     21,495    20,246    16,513       371,002   354,817   329,404
Total Committed     21,718    16,914    21,726       381,443   336,288   229,769

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,774        2,611         25
 Steer and Heifer                          2,767        2,479         97
 Other fed cattle                              7          132          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            381        2,118         12
 Steer and Heifer                            381        1,622         80
 Other fed cattle                                         496         20

FORMULA                                    419       10,482         51
 Steer and Heifer                            315       10,109         96
 Other fed cattle                            104          373          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           744        1,966         13
 Steer and Heifer                            744          191         35
 Other fed cattle                                       1,775         66

Packer Financing involved                             1,020          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,387       12,835         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,882       13,897         83

                          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                    3,050
Kansas                                   4,963
Nebraska                                 3,663
Colorado                                 2,018
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,753
North plains/Eastern Mountain              272
Western States                           3,218
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,101
Northeast                                  457
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,827        3,017         32
 Steer and Heifer                          3,720        2,968         98
 Other fed cattle                            107           49          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                             45          665          3
 Steer and Heifer                             45          628         95
 Other fed cattle                                          37          5

FORMULA                                  5,000        6,718         54
 Steer and Heifer                          5,000        6,609         99
 Other fed cattle                                         109          1

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,695          741         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,695          618         95
 Other fed cattle                                         123          5

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,697        5,600         34
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,685        5,680         39

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          10
 Steer and Heifer                                          10        100
 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                        10
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          10

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,744
Kansas                                   6,972
Nebraska                                 2,804
Colorado                                   276
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,535
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,103
Western States                             174
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,002
Northeast                                   98
Southeast
Canada                                      10

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         4,225
Kansas                               56
Nebraska                          1,216


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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