Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Apr 18, 2012    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     25,026    23,258    23,773       200,576   191,209   207,731
Total Committed     40,420    24,440    22,631       214,282   172,537   176,508

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,076        2,399         22
 Steer and Heifer                          2,897        2,318         95
 Other fed cattle                            179           81          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            385        1,308          7
 Steer and Heifer                            385        1,178         92
 Other fed cattle                                         130          8

FORMULA                                    761       13,370         57
 Steer and Heifer                            761       12,315         93
 Other fed cattle                                       1,055          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,603        1,725         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,174        1,285         74
 Other fed cattle                            429          440         26

Packer Financing involved                               420          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,828       12,116         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,665       15,967         86

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         333          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         333        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         66
 Steer and Heifer                                          66        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       399          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         399          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,650
Kansas                                   3,459
Nebraska                                 3,375
Colorado                                 2,649
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,903
North plains/Eastern Mountain              495
Western States                           2,646
Eastern Cornbelt                           642
Northeast                                  750
Southeast                                   58
Canada                                     399

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,848        2,023         22
 Steer and Heifer                          6,208        1,968         92
 Other fed cattle                            640           55          8

NEGOTIATED GRID                            409        2,603          8
 Steer and Heifer                            409        2,155         85
 Other fed cattle                                         448         15

FORMULA                                    932       25,122         65
 Steer and Heifer                            827       21,017         84
 Other fed cattle                            105        4,105         16

FORWARD CONTRACT                           829        1,654          6
 Steer and Heifer                            144        1,475         65
 Other fed cattle                            685          179         35

Packer Financing involved                               621          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,703       25,421         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,899       26,870         79

     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                   12,485
Kansas                                   7,662
Nebraska                                 8,938
Colorado                                 4,320
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,598
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,387
Western States                           2,604
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,211
Northeast                                  175
Southeast                                   40
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           427
Kansas                            1,053
Nebraska                          5,182


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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