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

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

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     81,729    79,528    77,997       246,179   249,590   238,075
Total Committed     53,008    66,885    71,231       199,893   200,524   201,716

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              10,242        4,634         18
 Steer and Heifer                         10,087        4,322         97
 Other fed cattle                            155          312          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       3,327          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,814         85
 Other fed cattle                                         513         15

FORMULA                                  8,564       43,953         64
 Steer and Heifer                          7,833       39,664         90
 Other fed cattle                            731        4,289         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,317        8,285         12
 Steer and Heifer                            924        7,224         85
 Other fed cattle                            393        1,061         15

Packer Financing involved                             4,905          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,829       42,170         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,852       51,706         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                                      1,407          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,407        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,407          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,407          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   22,451
Kansas                                  13,183
Nebraska                                17,701
Colorado                                 7,477
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  8,628
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,114
Western States                           5,593
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,274
Northeast                                  865
Southeast                                   36
Canada                                   1,407

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,472        4,343         20
 Steer and Heifer                          6,433        4,304         99
 Other fed cattle                             39           39          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,882          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,615         86
 Other fed cattle                                         267         14

FORMULA                                  5,160       30,026         66
 Steer and Heifer                          4,884       26,093         88
 Other fed cattle                            276        3,933         12

FORWARD CONTRACT                           338        4,779         10
 Steer and Heifer                            338        4,779        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved                             3,082          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,202       28,477         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,267       31,497         75

     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                   12,701
Kansas                                  12,284
Nebraska                                15,086
Colorado                                 2,989
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,399
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,590
Western States                             326
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,034
Northeast                                  556
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         3,392
Kansas                            1,483
Nebraska                          3,461


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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