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St. Joseph, MO    Tue Feb 09, 2010    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     22,086    26,462    22,010       106,450   111,821   106,490
Total Committed     39,473    23,566     6,775       122,432   111,520    66,421

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,676        4,309         32
 Steer and Heifer                          2,676        4,299        100
 Other fed cattle                                          10

NEGOTIATED GRID                             77        1,468          7
 Steer and Heifer                             77        1,282         88
 Other fed cattle                                         186         12

FORMULA                                    981        7,840         40
 Steer and Heifer                            877        7,147         91
 Other fed cattle                            104          693          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,608          426          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,251                      62
 Other fed cattle                            357          426         39

Packer Financing involved                               625          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,719       11,207         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,002       11,560         75

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,007          9
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,962         98
 Other fed cattle                                          45          2

FORMULA                                                 571          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         267         47
 Other fed cattle                                         304         53

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        123          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         123        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,586         12
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,586         12

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,502
Kansas                                   4,369
Nebraska                                 2,631
Colorado                                 1,100
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,319
North plains/Eastern Mountain              305
Western States                           2,172
Eastern Cornbelt                           748
Northeast                                  150
Southeast                                   89
Canada                                   2,701

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,915        1,339          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,915        1,339        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         298          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         293         98
 Other fed cattle                                           5          2

FORMULA                                  6,506       19,570         66
 Steer and Heifer                          5,897       18,666         94
 Other fed cattle                            609          904          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         7,985        1,735         25
 Steer and Heifer                          5,804        1,625         76
 Other fed cattle                          2,181          110         24

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,769       17,208         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,200       17,267         70

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         125
 Steer and Heifer                                         125        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                       125
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         125

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,447
Kansas                                  10,732
Nebraska                                 2,650
Colorado                                 4,736
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,217
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,952
Western States                           1,742
Eastern Cornbelt                           830
Northeast                                   42
Southeast
Canada                                     125

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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