Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Jan 31, 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     25,599    23,483    22,322       284,985   287,644   257,368
Total Committed     18,147    22,741    34,654       258,430   278,773   213,802

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,784        3,848         22
 Steer and Heifer                          1,759        3,740         98
 Other fed cattle                             25          108          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            212        1,401          6
 Steer and Heifer                            212        1,053         78
 Other fed cattle                                         348         22

FORMULA                                  1,541       14,165         61
 Steer and Heifer                            969       13,409         92
 Other fed cattle                            572          756          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                            36        1,887          8
 Steer and Heifer                                         682         36
 Other fed cattle                             36        1,205         65

Packer Financing involved                             1,101          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,929       15,086         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,909       19,227         87

                          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                                                 246          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         246        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        479          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         479        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       725          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         725          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,526
Kansas                                   5,311
Nebraska                                 4,012
Colorado                                 4,131
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,875
North plains/Eastern Mountain              240
Western States                           2,566
Eastern Cornbelt                           767
Northeast                                  406
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                     725

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,748          224         16
 Steer and Heifer                          2,657           70         92
 Other fed cattle                             91          154          8

NEGOTIATED GRID                            523          426          5
 Steer and Heifer                            523          224         79
 Other fed cattle                                         202         21

FORMULA                                    459       12,343         71
 Steer and Heifer                            338       11,909         96
 Other fed cattle                            121          434          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           100        1,078          7
 Steer and Heifer                            100          672         66
 Other fed cattle                                         406         35

Packer Financing involved                             3,160         17
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,018       12,729         76
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,830       14,071         99

     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                                                 246          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         246        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       246          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         246          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,308
Kansas                                   5,425
Nebraska                                 3,813
Colorado                                   353
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    514
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,048
Western States                               1
Eastern Cornbelt                           345
Northeast                                   94
Southeast
Canada                                     246

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         1,776
Kansas                            1,737
Nebraska                          2,372


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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