Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, May 16, 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     24,627    26,874    25,648       210,227   204,314   213,947
Total Committed     46,089    27,922    32,489       216,435   201,261   240,365

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,990        2,212         25
 Steer and Heifer                          3,990        2,204        100
 Other fed cattle                                           8

NEGOTIATED GRID                            324        1,524          8
 Steer and Heifer                            284        1,222         82
 Other fed cattle                             40          302         19

FORMULA                                    647       13,178         56
 Steer and Heifer                            358       10,227         77
 Other fed cattle                            289        2,951         23

FORWARD CONTRACT                           155        2,391         10
 Steer and Heifer                             40        2,211         88
 Other fed cattle                            115          180         12

Packer Financing involved                               772          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,675       15,169         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,960       16,207         86

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         170          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         170        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         36
 Steer and Heifer                                          36        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       206          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         206          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    2,749
Kansas                                   5,183
Nebraska                                 4,532
Colorado                                 2,829
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,964
North plains/Eastern Mountain              225
Western States                           5,006
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,369
Northeast                                  564
Southeast
Canada                                     206

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,111          108          5
 Steer and Heifer                          2,111           86         99
 Other fed cattle                                          22          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            195          391          1
 Steer and Heifer                            195          125         55
 Other fed cattle                                         266         45

FORMULA                                  4,668       35,507         87
 Steer and Heifer                          4,668       30,892         89
 Other fed cattle                                       4,615         12

FORWARD CONTRACT                           732        2,377          7
 Steer and Heifer                            732        2,377        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          612       29,955         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,042       30,572         69

     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                   19,717
Kansas                                  12,009
Nebraska                                 5,543
Colorado                                 1,303
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    915
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,248
Western States                           5,004
Eastern Cornbelt                           236
Northeast                                  114
Southeast
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         3,827
Kansas                              205
Nebraska                          3,037


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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