Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Jan 29, 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     26,734    24,348    26,453       116,831   111,198   102,140
Total Committed     24,524    24,183    26,458       110,513   116,999    98,717

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,898        2,367         16
 Steer and Heifer                          1,842        2,289         97
 Other fed cattle                             56           78          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,353        1,104          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,353          863         90
 Other fed cattle                                         241         10

FORMULA                                  1,485       15,166         62
 Steer and Heifer                          1,482       13,653         91
 Other fed cattle                              3        1,513          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           300        1,737          8
 Steer and Heifer                            300        1,212         74
 Other fed cattle                                         525         26

Packer Financing involved                               711          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,608       13,329         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,106       16,989         79

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         136          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         136        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 438          2
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                         438        100

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        750          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         593         79
 Other fed cattle                                         157         21

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,324          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,324          5

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,163
Kansas                                   5,032
Nebraska                                 3,655
Colorado                                 2,971
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,432
North plains/Eastern Mountain              207
Western States                           2,747
Eastern Cornbelt                           830
Northeast                                  373
Southeast
Canada                                   1,324

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                  56           93          1
 Steer and Heifer                                          86         58
 Other fed cattle                             56            7         42

NEGOTIATED GRID                            876        1,682         10
 Steer and Heifer                            876        1,307         85
 Other fed cattle                                         375         15

FORMULA                                  7,146       11,062         74
 Steer and Heifer                          6,893        7,801         81
 Other fed cattle                            253        3,261         19

FORWARD CONTRACT                           103        2,515         11
 Steer and Heifer                             37          481         20
 Other fed cattle                             66        2,034         80

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,760       12,655         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,990       13,679         88

     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                                        991          4
 Steer and Heifer                                         834         84
 Other fed cattle                                         157         16

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       991          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         991          4

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,611
Kansas                                   3,427
Nebraska                                 5,160
Colorado                                 2,365
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,824
North plains/Eastern Mountain              531
Western States                           5,211
Eastern Cornbelt                           326
Northeast                                   78
Southeast
Canada                                     991

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                            2,295
Nebraska                          2,547


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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