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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Nov 23, 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     25,685    20,942    22,636        25,685    20,942    22,636
Total Committed     23,379    24,499    24,773        23,379    24,499    24,773

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,260        3,861         43
 Steer and Heifer                          7,168        3,648         97
 Other fed cattle                             92          213          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            132        2,264          9
 Steer and Heifer                            132        2,020         90
 Other fed cattle                                         244         10

FORMULA                                    813        8,989         38
 Steer and Heifer                            690        7,151         80
 Other fed cattle                            123        1,838         20

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,335          358          7
 Steer and Heifer                            988          218         71
 Other fed cattle                            347          140         29

Packer Financing involved                               210          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,651       13,203         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,377       13,013         83

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         673          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         673        100
 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                       673          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         673          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,947
Kansas                                   6,519
Nebraska                                 3,862
Colorado                                 1,254
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,164
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,478
Western States                           4,124
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,146
Northeast                                  433
Southeast                                   85
Canada                                     673

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,754        1,500         18
 Steer and Heifer                          2,754        1,287         95
 Other fed cattle                                         213          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,211          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,171         97
 Other fed cattle                                          40          3

FORMULA                                  2,568        4,229         29
 Steer and Heifer                          2,568        3,903         95
 Other fed cattle                                         326          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         9,497          627         43
 Steer and Heifer                          9,357                      92
 Other fed cattle                            140          627          8

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,554        6,732         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,264        6,508         72

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         764          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         764        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 229          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         229        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       993          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         993          4

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    2,880
Kansas                                   5,535
Nebraska                                 3,997
Colorado                                 4,186
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,978
North plains/Eastern Mountain              805
Western States                             523
Eastern Cornbelt                           443
Northeast                                   39
Southeast
Canada                                     993

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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