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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Jul 09, 2009    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     23,013    23,211    21,467       286,291   304,153   304,295
Total Committed     73,747    51,551    25,869       321,904   241,582   269,244

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,431        5,091         46
 Steer and Heifer                          5,431        5,078        100
 Other fed cattle                                          13

NEGOTIATED GRID                            482        1,163          7
 Steer and Heifer                            482          864         82
 Other fed cattle                                         299         18

FORMULA                                    740        9,547         45
 Steer and Heifer                            566        8,337         87
 Other fed cattle                            174        1,210         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                           419          140          2
 Steer and Heifer                            236                      42
 Other fed cattle                            183          140         58

Packer Financing involved                             2,222         10
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,541       12,299         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,804       12,195         83

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    2,733
Kansas                                   8,105
Nebraska                                 4,177
Colorado                                   720
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,818
North plains/Eastern Mountain              815
Western States                           3,021
Eastern Cornbelt                           293
Northeast                                  331
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              11,799       22,676         47
 Steer and Heifer                         11,775       22,574        100
 Other fed cattle                             24          102

NEGOTIATED GRID                          3,645        4,709         11
 Steer and Heifer                          3,645        4,318         95
 Other fed cattle                                         391          5

FORMULA                                  2,078       28,662         42
 Steer and Heifer                          1,771       28,474         98
 Other fed cattle                            307          188          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           178
 Steer and Heifer                            178                     100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                            18,440         25
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,374       50,189         77
Delivered Date chosen by packer         14,295       50,265         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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,068
Kansas                                  16,690
Nebraska                                26,261
Colorado                                   673
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 12,195
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,013
Western States                           1,622
Eastern Cornbelt                           998
Northeast                                  227
Southeast
Canada

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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