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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Nov 23, 2009    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Friday Afternoon, 11/20/2009

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     69,814    72,861    65,157       424,804   419,296   440,872
Total Committed     28,167    31,948    43,334       400,114   424,486   401,755

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              12,407       12,019         35
 Steer and Heifer                         12,114       10,376         92
 Other fed cattle                            293        1,643          8

NEGOTIATED GRID                            508       12,266         18
 Steer and Heifer                            508       10,934         90
 Other fed cattle                                       1,332         10

FORMULA                                  6,395       21,132         39
 Steer and Heifer                          5,782       19,666         92
 Other fed cattle                            613        1,466          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,734        1,916          7
 Steer and Heifer                          2,441        1,847         92
 Other fed cattle                            293           69          8

Packer Financing involved                   80          809          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,418       43,750         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer         15,968       43,829         86

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         140
 Steer and Heifer                                         140        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                           297
 Steer and Heifer                            297                     100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          297          140          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer            297          140          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,994
Kansas                                   9,135
Nebraska                                21,441
Colorado                                 3,762
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 10,962
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,224
Western States                           2,642
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,990
Northeast                                1,203
Southeast                                   24
Canada                                     437

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 876        2,431         12
 Steer and Heifer                            551          868         43
 Other fed cattle                            325        1,563         57

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,066        3,443         16
 Steer and Heifer                          1,066        1,603         59
 Other fed cattle                                       1,840         41

FORMULA                                  1,143        6,984         29
 Steer and Heifer                          1,107        4,396         68
 Other fed cattle                             36        2,588         32

FORWARD CONTRACT                         5,742        4,878         38
 Steer and Heifer                          5,637        2,332         75
 Other fed cattle                            105        2,546         25

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,469       15,242         81
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,791       15,117         85

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         936          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         936        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 668          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         140         21
 Other fed cattle                                         528         79

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,604          6
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,604          6

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,986
Kansas                                   4,671
Nebraska                                 2,870
Colorado                                 2,652
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,147
North plains/Eastern Mountain               84
Western States                           8,608
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,603
Northeast                                1,610
Southeast                                  332
Canada                                   1,604

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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