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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Feb 06, 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     23,359    24,109    25,056       351,866   357,775   383,065
Total Committed     22,167    15,599    15,554       268,662   386,048   273,481

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,337        4,806         48
 Steer and Heifer                          6,316        4,795        100
 Other fed cattle                             21           11

NEGOTIATED GRID                            376        1,621          9
 Steer and Heifer                            376        1,293         84
 Other fed cattle                                         328         16

FORMULA                                    921        4,030         21
 Steer and Heifer                            794        3,680         90
 Other fed cattle                            127          350         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,992        1,086         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,621          705         76
 Other fed cattle                            371          381         24

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,675        8,662         53
Delivered Date chosen by packer          9,465        8,918         79

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         342          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         342        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  94
 Steer and Heifer                                          54         57
 Other fed cattle                                          40         43

FORWARD CONTRACT                           368        1,386          8
 Steer and Heifer                            368        1,386        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          368        1,822          9
Delivered Date chosen by packer            368        1,822          9

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,119
Kansas                                   7,441
Nebraska                                 4,414
Colorado                                 1,995
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,475
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,098
Western States                           1,164
Eastern Cornbelt                           891
Northeast                                  540
Southeast                                   32
Canada                                   2,190

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,661        9,658         51
 Steer and Heifer                          1,661        9,595         99
 Other fed cattle                                          63          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                             92        1,779          8
 Steer and Heifer                             92        1,702         96
 Other fed cattle                                          77          4

FORMULA                                               2,651         12
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,576         97
 Other fed cattle                                          75          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,093        2,171         19
 Steer and Heifer                            280        2,016         54
 Other fed cattle                          1,813          155         46

Packer Financing involved                               975          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,940       16,259         87
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,846       16,259         91

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         538          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         538        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,524                       7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,524                     100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,524          538          9
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,524          538          9

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                       38
Kansas                                     120
Nebraska                                 9,230
Colorado                                   392
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,150
North plains/Eastern Mountain              586
Western States                           2,531
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,040
Northeast                                1,018
Southeast
Canada                                   2,062

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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