Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, May 07, 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     25,272    28,387    27,646        25,272    28,387    27,646
Total Committed     40,257    44,432    30,607        40,257    44,432    30,607

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,119        1,993         20
 Steer and Heifer                          2,929        1,892         94
 Other fed cattle                            190          101          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,404        1,275         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,404        1,139         95
 Other fed cattle                                         136          5

FORMULA                                  1,060       13,118         56
 Steer and Heifer                            841       12,592         95
 Other fed cattle                            219          526          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           449        2,854         13
 Steer and Heifer                            313        1,658         60
 Other fed cattle                            136        1,196         40

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,965       13,194         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,757       16,683         89

                          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
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,648
Kansas                                   4,066
Nebraska                                 4,417
Colorado                                 2,470
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,501
North plains/Eastern Mountain              164
Western States                           3,258
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,464
Northeast                                  284
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,666          456          8
 Steer and Heifer                          2,550          355         93
 Other fed cattle                            116          101          7

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,395          635          5
 Steer and Heifer                          1,395          368         87
 Other fed cattle                                         267         13

FORMULA                                  3,304       19,729         57
 Steer and Heifer                          3,114       18,235         93
 Other fed cattle                            190        1,494          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,192        9,034         28
 Steer and Heifer                          1,488        6,062         67
 Other fed cattle                            704        2,972         33

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,219        8,975         28
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,368       21,543         59

     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                                                 576          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         576        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        270          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         270        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       846          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         846          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   13,486
Kansas                                  13,435
Nebraska                                   792
Colorado                                   149
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,275
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,123
Western States                           8,663
Eastern Cornbelt                           456
Northeast                                   32
Southeast
Canada                                     846

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         3,039
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                            287


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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