LM_CT106 St. Joseph, MO Mon, Nov 23, 2009 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary For Primarily Friday, 11/20/2009 Confirmed Week Ago Year Ago Week to Date Week Ago Year Ago Total Delivered 90,222 94,218 91,216 424,804 419,296 440,872 Total Committed 46,339 54,614 64,989 400,114 424,486 401,755 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 13,934 14,820 32 Steer and Heifer 13,641 13,155 93 Other fed cattle 293 1,665 7 NEGOTIATED GRID 677 15,052 17 Steer and Heifer 677 13,436 90 Other fed cattle 1,616 10 FORMULA 7,639 31,043 43 Steer and Heifer 6,995 28,677 92 Other fed cattle 644 2,366 8 FORWARD CONTRACT 2,910 2,493 6 Steer and Heifer 2,617 2,032 86 Other fed cattle 293 461 14 Packer Financing involved 80 1,779 2 Delivered Location chosen by pack 8,114 56,360 72 Delivered Date chosen by packer 18,530 56,580 83 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 140 Steer and Heifer 140 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 311 Steer and Heifer 311 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 297 906 1 Steer and Heifer 297 821 93 Other fed cattle 85 7 Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 297 1,357 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 297 1,357 2 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 18,841 Kansas 13,091 Nebraska 24,556 Colorado 5,695 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 14,427 North plains/Eastern Mountain 3,125 Western States 4,892 Eastern Cornbelt 2,536 Northeast 1,350 Southeast 55 Canada 1,654 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 5,853 3,120 19 Steer and Heifer 5,528 1,455 78 Other fed cattle 325 1,665 22 NEGOTIATED GRID 1,111 3,735 11 Steer and Heifer 1,111 1,895 62 Other fed cattle 1,840 38 FORMULA 6,805 12,247 41 Steer and Heifer 6,646 9,545 85 Other fed cattle 159 2,702 15 FORWARD CONTRACT 6,142 5,346 25 Steer and Heifer 6,037 2,800 77 Other fed cattle 105 2,546 23 Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 9,502 16,840 57 Delivered Date chosen by packer 11,015 17,097 61 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 969 2 Steer and Heifer 969 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 668 1 Steer and Heifer 140 21 Other fed cattle 528 79 FORWARD CONTRACT 204 139 1 Steer and Heifer 204 139 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 204 1,776 4 Delivered Date chosen by packer 204 1,776 4 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 2,918 Kansas 14,193 Nebraska 6,555 Colorado 3,183 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 4,065 North plains/Eastern Mountain 650 Western States 8,710 Eastern Cornbelt 1,755 Northeast 1,956 Southeast 374 Canada 1,980 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-238-0678 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1130C .