Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, May 08, 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     26,061    27,638    29,247       116,833   118,295   121,134
Total Committed     36,323    38,191    25,878       131,288   127,775   142,304

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,430        1,473         19
 Steer and Heifer                          3,201        1,431         95
 Other fed cattle                            229           42          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            684        1,820         10
 Steer and Heifer                            684        1,676         94
 Other fed cattle                                         144          6

FORMULA                                    927       12,134         50
 Steer and Heifer                            669       12,091         98
 Other fed cattle                            258           43          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,150        3,557         18
 Steer and Heifer                            657        2,497         67
 Other fed cattle                            493        1,060         33

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,741       11,873         56
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,732       17,260         88

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                           1
 Steer and Heifer                                           1        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 885          3
 Steer and Heifer                                         464         52
 Other fed cattle                                         421         48

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       886          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         886          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,610
Kansas                                   4,695
Nebraska                                 5,759
Colorado                                 1,658
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,793
North plains/Eastern Mountain              206
Western States                           1,984
Eastern Cornbelt                           770
Northeast                                  700
Southeast
Canada                                     886

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,539           97          7
 Steer and Heifer                          2,521           55         98
 Other fed cattle                             18           42          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         602          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         533         89
 Other fed cattle                                          69         12

FORMULA                                  5,851       21,209         75
 Steer and Heifer                          5,576       18,589         89
 Other fed cattle                            275        2,620         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                            40        5,448         15
 Steer and Heifer                             40        4,441         82
 Other fed cattle                                       1,007         18

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack           92       22,114         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,355       22,632         74

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         116
 Steer and Heifer                                         116        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 421          1
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                         421        100

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       537          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         537          2

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   12,985
Kansas                                   7,219
Nebraska                                 6,202
Colorado                                 1,684
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,233
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,302
Western States                           3,896
Eastern Cornbelt                           164
Northeast                                   62
Southeast                                   39
Canada                                     537

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           431
Kansas                              345
Nebraska                          1,970


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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