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St. Joseph, MO    Thu Oct 19, 2017    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Wednesday Afternoon, 10/18/2017

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     59,982    57,667    57,235       246,179   249,590   238,075
Total Committed     36,575    46,699    45,499       199,893   200,524   201,716

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,775        4,047         20
 Steer and Heifer                          7,647        3,735         96
 Other fed cattle                            128          312          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,534          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,238         88
 Other fed cattle                                         296         12

FORMULA                                  6,895       30,335         62
 Steer and Heifer                          6,544       27,801         92
 Other fed cattle                            351        2,534          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,026        6,588         13
 Steer and Heifer                            633        5,907         86
 Other fed cattle                            393          681         14

Packer Financing involved                             3,209          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,526       30,718         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer         12,627       38,055         85

                          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                                        782          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         782        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       782          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         782          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   18,335
Kansas                                   9,385
Nebraska                                13,525
Colorado                                 5,437
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,352
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,749
Western States                           1,772
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,001
Northeast                                  608
Southeast                                   36
Canada                                     782

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,653        4,307         19
 Steer and Heifer                          2,641        4,268         99
 Other fed cattle                             12           39          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,006          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         773         77
 Other fed cattle                                         233         23

FORMULA                                  3,833       20,812         67
 Steer and Heifer                          3,660       18,268         89
 Other fed cattle                            173        2,544         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           338        3,618         11
 Steer and Heifer                            338        3,618        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                             3,082          8
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,470       19,170         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,269       20,249         64

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                           8
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                           8        100

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                         8
Delivered Date chosen by packer                           8

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    8,601
Kansas                                   9,191
Nebraska                                10,546
Colorado                                 1,069
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,727
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,349
Western States                             102
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,693
Northeast                                  254
Southeast                                   35
Canada                                       8

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         3,251
Kansas                              254
Nebraska                          2,161


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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