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St. Joseph, MO    Tue Feb 09, 2010    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Previous Afternoon

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     62,704    63,561    62,025        84,364    85,359    84,480
Total Committed     50,563    57,241    49,446        82,959    87,954    59,646

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              13,595       10,122         38
 Steer and Heifer                         13,595       10,122        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                            120        3,024          5
 Steer and Heifer                            120        2,800         93
 Other fed cattle                                         224          7

FORMULA                                  7,364       21,171         46
 Steer and Heifer                          6,570       19,950         93
 Other fed cattle                            794        1,221          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,986        1,336          9
 Steer and Heifer                          3,594        1,020         87
 Other fed cattle                            392          316         13

Packer Financing involved                               675          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,278       31,352         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer         18,634       31,247         80

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,168          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,168        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  43
 Steer and Heifer                                          43        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                           194          581          1
 Steer and Heifer                            194          581        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          194        1,792          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer            194        1,792          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,324
Kansas                                  14,794
Nebraska                                13,202
Colorado                                 5,244
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,662
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,247
Western States                           2,277
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,699
Northeast                                  251
Southeast                                   18
Canada                                   1,986

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 571          475          2
 Steer and Heifer                            571          461         99
 Other fed cattle                                          14          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,016          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         722         71
 Other fed cattle                                         294         29

FORMULA                                  2,851       27,680         60
 Steer and Heifer                          2,701       25,832         94
 Other fed cattle                            150        1,848          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         5,567        9,799         30
 Steer and Heifer                          5,531        7,670         86
 Other fed cattle                             36        2,129         14

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,612       38,692         90
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,691       38,716         94

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,303          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,303        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 301          1
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                         301        100

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,604          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,604          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,723
Kansas                                   2,101
Nebraska                                17,658
Colorado                                 3,741
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,332
North plains/Eastern Mountain
Western States                           6,708
Eastern Cornbelt                           363
Northeast                                  333
Southeast
Canada                                   2,604

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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