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St. Joseph, MO    Mon Dec 17, 2018    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Friday Afternoon, 12/14/2018

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     92,496   109,654    82,058       457,729   468,225   438,844
Total Committed     97,855   176,170   146,546       426,222   509,030   457,462

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              20,686        8,459         32
 Steer and Heifer                         20,656        8,069         99
 Other fed cattle                             30          390          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            457        3,296          4
 Steer and Heifer                            111        2,868         79
 Other fed cattle                            346          428         21

FORMULA                                 10,403       41,692         56
 Steer and Heifer                          9,460       39,255         94
 Other fed cattle                            943        2,437          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         4,187        3,316          8
 Steer and Heifer                          3,247          886         55
 Other fed cattle                            940        2,430         45

Packer Financing involved                             2,390          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack       13,959       37,216         55
Delivered Date chosen by packer         30,319       47,304         84

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack
Delivered Date chosen by packer

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   19,377
Kansas                                  22,660
Nebraska                                19,162
Colorado                                 2,909
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 16,554
North plains/Eastern Mountain            5,421
Western States                           3,625
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,909
Northeast                                  833
Southeast                                   46
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              24,604       14,245         40
 Steer and Heifer                         24,362       13,771         98
 Other fed cattle                            242          474          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            375        4,116          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       3,537         79
 Other fed cattle                            375          579         21

FORMULA                                 10,595       40,820         53
 Steer and Heifer                          9,948       35,804         89
 Other fed cattle                            647        5,016         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           181        2,847          3
 Steer and Heifer                            181          922         36
 Other fed cattle                                       1,925         64

Packer Financing involved                             3,938          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack       23,543       49,857         75
Delivered Date chosen by packer         35,755       61,704        100

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          72
 Steer and Heifer                                          72        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                        72
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          72

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,584
Kansas                                  16,058
Nebraska                                26,282
Colorado                                15,520
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 13,046
North plains/Eastern Mountain            6,423
Western States                          11,516
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,120
Northeast                                1,234
Southeast
Canada                                      72

CATTLE NUMBERS SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF REGION FOR SLAUGHTER

REGION OF ORIGIN           NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN


Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico           878
Kansas                              325
Nebraska                          6,885


Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO
        816-676-7000    email:  stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
        www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

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