USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 12/29 11:15
12/29/2025 | 11:15 am CST USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 12/29 11:15
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St Joseph, MO Mon, Dec 29, 2025
WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE
Confirmed Week Ago Year Ago Week to Date Week Ago Year Ago
Total Delivered 285,777 402,536 299,066
Total Committed 292,710 328,684 315,463
DELIVERED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 33,684 9,624 15.2
Steer and Heifer 33,140 9,470 98.4
Other fed cattle 544 154 1.6
FORMULA 12,498 178,259 66.8
Steer and Heifer 12,382 161,848 91.3
Other fed cattle 116 16,411 8.7
FORWARD CONTRACT 2,778 22,917 9.0
Steer and Heifer 2,778 13,764 64.4
Other fed cattle 9,153 35.6
NEGOTIATED GRID 8,791 12,260 7.4
Steer and Heifer 8,791 10,206 90.2
Other fed cattle 2,054 9.8
Packer Financing involved 625
Delivered Location chosen by packer 26,115 134,214 56.1
Delivered Date chosen by packer 49,076 179,328 79.9
DELIVERED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 256
Steer and Heifer
Other fed cattle 256 100.0
FORMULA 1,732 .6
Steer and Heifer 1,732 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 2,288 .8
Steer and Heifer 2,288 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 690
Steer and Heifer 672 97.4
Other fed cattle 18 2.6
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 4,966 1.7
Delivered Date chosen by packer 4,966 1.7
DELIVERED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 61,109
Kansas 68,906
Nebraska 57,260
Colorado 22,226
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 35,654
North plains/Eastern Mountain 10,829
Western States 11,429
Eastern Cornbelt 7,944
Northeast 5,355
Southeast 99
Canada 4,966
COMMITTED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 32,150 10,585 14.6
Steer and Heifer 31,149 10,585 97.7
Other fed cattle 1,001 2.3
FORMULA 14,234 180,156 66.4
Steer and Heifer 14,090 163,807 91.5
Other fed cattle 144 16,349 8.5
FORWARD CONTRACT 7,165 25,584 11.2
Steer and Heifer 7,130 18,522 78.3
Other fed cattle 35 7,062 21.7
NEGOTIATED GRID 10,504 7,775 6.2
Steer and Heifer 10,504 6,775 94.5
Other fed cattle 1,000 5.5
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 34,086 133,902 57.4
Delivered Date chosen by packer 56,312 179,851 80.7
COMMITTED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED
Steer and Heifer
Other fed cattle
FORMULA 2,319 .8
Steer and Heifer 2,319 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 1,973 .7
Steer and Heifer 1,973 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 265
Steer and Heifer 265 100.0
Other fed cattle
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 4,557 1.6
Delivered Date chosen by packer 4,557 1.6
COMMITTED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 64,213
Kansas 80,675
Nebraska 63,418
Colorado 16,268
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 31,900
North plains/Eastern Mountain 9,858
Western States 14,046
Eastern Cornbelt 4,448
Northeast 3,291
Southeast 36
Canada 4,557
REGION OF ORIGIN NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN
Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico 10,170
Kansas 7,856
Nebraska 19,532
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