LM_CT143 St Joseph, MO Mon Jan 03, 2018 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL MONTHLY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE for the Month of: December 2017 Confirmed Month Ago Year Ago Total Delivered 1,762,454 1,921,008 1,769,797 Total Committed 1,812,955 1,998,482 1,850,341 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 300,017 124,760 24 Steer and Heifer 297,602 115,429 97 Other fed cattle 2,415 9,331 3 NEGOTIATED GRID 639 75,921 4 Steer and Heifer 628 62,334 82 Other fed cattle 11 13,587 18 FORMULA 155,126 916,451 61 Steer and Heifer 138,720 832,543 91 Other fed cattle 16,406 83,908 9 FORWARD CONTRACT 28,226 144,355 10 Steer and Heifer 26,211 106,122 77 Other fed cattle 2,015 38,233 23 Packer Financing involved 54,156 3 Delivered Location chosen by packer 193,190 820,438 58 Delivered Date chosen by packer 418,566 1,056,500 84 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 1,573 Steer and Heifer 1,573 100 Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 1,121 Steer and Heifer 1,044 93 Other fed cattle 77 7 FORMULA 1,327 Steer and Heifer 1,327 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 12,938 1 Steer and Heifer 12,938 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 16,959 1 Delivered Date chosen by packer 16,959 1 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 380,584 Kansas 408,489 Nebraska 399,766 Colorado 124,904 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 179,243 North plains/Eastern Mountain 75,972 Western States 107,063 Eastern Cornbelt 46,032 Northeast 21,408 Southeast 2,034 Canada 16,959 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 296,839 121,224 23 Steer and Heifer 294,238 111,102 97 Other fed cattle 2,601 10,122 3 NEGOTIATED GRID 1,017 71,262 4 Steer and Heifer 763 58,926 83 Other fed cattle 254 12,336 17 FORMULA 146,418 946,570 60 Steer and Heifer 132,254 851,886 90 Other fed cattle 14,164 94,684 10 FORWARD CONTRACT 24,628 195,610 12 Steer and Heifer 14,924 100,791 53 Other fed cattle 9,704 94,819 48 Packer Financing involved 53,562 3 Delivered Location chosen by packer 186,860 886,747 59 Delivered Date chosen by packer 413,230 1,134,522 85 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 1,185 Steer and Heifer 1,111 94 Other fed cattle 74 6 FORMULA 545 Steer and Heifer 545 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 7,657 Steer and Heifer 7,657 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 9,387 1 Delivered Date chosen by packer 9,387 1 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 383,882 Kansas 407,399 Nebraska 409,465 Colorado 130,732 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 183,801 North plains/Eastern Mountain 71,406 Western States 129,837 Eastern Cornbelt 53,720 Northeast 31,512 Southeast 1,814 Canada 9,387 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 69,447 Kansas 32,146 Nebraska 117,417 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 1130C .