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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Nov 20, 2009    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Thursday Afternoon, 11/19/2009

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     59,413    57,130    67,338       333,465   325,078   349,656
Total Committed     22,696    56,782    25,058       353,299   369,872   336,766

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              16,170        7,241         39
 Steer and Heifer                         16,170        7,049         99
 Other fed cattle                                         192          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            497        6,452         12
 Steer and Heifer                            497        6,226         97
 Other fed cattle                                         226          3

FORMULA                                  5,713       17,987         40
 Steer and Heifer                          5,315       16,718         93
 Other fed cattle                            398        1,269          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,180        1,337          8
 Steer and Heifer                          3,180        1,009         93
 Other fed cattle                                         328          7

Packer Financing involved                             1,509          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,620       27,622         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer         20,368       28,233         82

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         537          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         537        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                           299                       1
 Steer and Heifer                            299                     100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          299          537          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer            299          537          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,841
Kansas                                  10,297
Nebraska                                13,741
Colorado                                 3,137
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,529
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,686
Western States                           1,936
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,161
Northeast                                  211
Southeast                                   38
Canada                                     836

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,914        1,883         34
 Steer and Heifer                          5,605        1,627         93
 Other fed cattle                            309          256          7

NEGOTIATED GRID                            124        1,391          7
 Steer and Heifer                            124        1,376         99
 Other fed cattle                                          15          1

FORMULA                                    928        9,413         46
 Steer and Heifer                            634        7,324         77
 Other fed cattle                            294        2,089         23

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,830          388         10
 Steer and Heifer                          1,830          388        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                             2,088          9
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,885        8,344         50
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,338        8,323         69

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          33
 Steer and Heifer                                          33        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                           792                       4
 Steer and Heifer                            792                     100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          792           33          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer            792           33          4

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,674
Kansas                                   2,545
Nebraska                                 7,760
Colorado                                 1,291
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,189
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,773
Western States                           3,396
Eastern Cornbelt                           885
Northeast                                  358
Southeast
Canada                                     825

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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