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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Feb 09, 2012    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     21,907    22,322    23,007       260,584   257,368   285,880
Total Committed     12,219    34,654    12,386       188,132   213,802   159,009

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,436        2,375         27
 Steer and Heifer                          3,425        2,375        100
 Other fed cattle                             11

NEGOTIATED GRID                            343          896          6
 Steer and Heifer                            343          703         84
 Other fed cattle                                         193         16

FORMULA                                  2,126        9,008         51
 Steer and Heifer                          2,021        8,849         98
 Other fed cattle                            105          159          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           356        1,787         10
 Steer and Heifer                             69        1,343         66
 Other fed cattle                            287          444         34

Packer Financing involved                               252          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,581       11,103         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,967       11,103         73

                          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                                               1,204          6
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,204        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        376          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         376        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,580          7
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,580          7

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,448
Kansas                                   4,916
Nebraska                                 2,563
Colorado                                 2,416
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,801
North plains/Eastern Mountain              400
Western States                           2,484
Eastern Cornbelt                           786
Northeast                                  513
Southeast
Canada                                   1,580

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 574          325          7
 Steer and Heifer                            563          279         94
 Other fed cattle                             11           46          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         493          4
 Steer and Heifer                                         156         32
 Other fed cattle                                         337         68

FORMULA                                    866        6,670         62
 Steer and Heifer                            828        6,533         98
 Other fed cattle                             38          137          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           616        2,360         24
 Steer and Heifer                            583          500         36
 Other fed cattle                             33        1,860         64

Packer Financing involved                             1,249         10
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,045        9,848         89
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,056        9,848         97

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         315          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         315        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                       315          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         315          3

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,324
Kansas                                   1,312
Nebraska                                 2,051
Colorado                                 1,632
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,129
North plains/Eastern Mountain              953
Western States
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,740
Northeast                                  763
Southeast
Canada                                     315

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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