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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Jul 09, 2009    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday, 07/08/2009

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     91,611    92,049    91,446       263,278   280,942   282,828
Total Committed     83,346    65,983    95,382       200,707   190,031   243,375

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              25,159       16,658         46
 Steer and Heifer                         25,127       16,547        100
 Other fed cattle                             32          111

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,094        6,331          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,094        5,414         88
 Other fed cattle                                         917         12

FORMULA                                  6,629       31,332         41
 Steer and Heifer                          5,403       28,549         89
 Other fed cattle                          1,226        2,783         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,217          872          3
 Steer and Heifer                          1,853                      60
 Other fed cattle                            364          872         40

Packer Financing involved                             3,476          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack       11,283       47,210         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         28,131       48,045         83

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          31
 Steer and Heifer                                          31        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                    406
 Steer and Heifer                            406                     100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                           735          147          1
 Steer and Heifer                            735          147        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,141          178          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,141          178          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   20,978
Kansas                                  19,950
Nebraska                                18,430
Colorado                                 7,470
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,079
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,747
Western States                           6,470
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,762
Northeast                                1,203
Southeast                                  203
Canada                                   1,319

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,513       12,393         23
 Steer and Heifer                          6,481       12,309         99
 Other fed cattle                             32           84          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            182        5,533          7
 Steer and Heifer                            182        4,116         75
 Other fed cattle                                       1,417         25

FORMULA                                  9,583       47,102         68
 Steer and Heifer                          8,277       44,747         94
 Other fed cattle                          1,306        2,355          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           911          109          1
 Steer and Heifer                            876          109         97
 Other fed cattle                             35                       3

Packer Financing involved                             1,929          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,734       56,230         72
Delivered Date chosen by packer         10,767       56,954         81

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          75
 Steer and Heifer                                          66         88
 Other fed cattle                                           9         12

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        945          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         945        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,020          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,011          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   31,235
Kansas                                  13,025
Nebraska                                15,940
Colorado                                   442
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 11,647
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,254
Western States                           3,902
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,117
Northeast                                1,712
Southeast                                   41
Canada                                   1,020

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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