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St. Joseph, MO    Wed Oct 18, 2017    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     21,747    21,861    20,762       186,197   191,923   180,840
Total Committed     16,433    20,186    25,732       163,318   153,825   156,217

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,467          587         14
 Steer and Heifer                          2,440          587         99
 Other fed cattle                             27                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         793          4
 Steer and Heifer                                         576         73
 Other fed cattle                                         217         27

FORMULA                                  1,669       13,618         70
 Steer and Heifer                          1,289       11,863         86
 Other fed cattle                            380        1,755         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                           291        1,697          9
 Steer and Heifer                            291        1,317         81
 Other fed cattle                                         380         19

Packer Financing involved                             1,696          8
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,303       11,452         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,225       13,651         82

                          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                                        625          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         625        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       625          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         625          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,116
Kansas                                   3,798
Nebraska                                 4,176
Colorado                                 2,040
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,276
North plains/Eastern Mountain              365
Western States                           3,821
Eastern Cornbelt                           273
Northeast                                  257
Southeast
Canada                                     625

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,819           36         24
 Steer and Heifer                          3,792           36         99
 Other fed cattle                             27                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         876          5
 Steer and Heifer                                         842         96
 Other fed cattle                                          34          4

FORMULA                                  1,327        9,214         64
 Steer and Heifer                          1,224        7,825         86
 Other fed cattle                            103        1,389         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,161          7
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,161        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,732        9,307         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,998       11,248         99

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - 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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,100
Kansas                                   3,093
Nebraska                                 4,540
Colorado                                 1,920
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,672
North plains/Eastern Mountain              241
Western States                             224
Eastern Cornbelt                           341
Northeast                                  302
Southeast
Canada

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           141
Kansas                            1,229
Nebraska                          1,300


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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