Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, May 03, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday, 5/2/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     85,393    83,027    92,838       268,918   268,763   284,325
Total Committed     60,747    60,379    73,728       244,495   229,963   392,877

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              13,299        9,150         26
 Steer and Heifer                         13,006        8,810         97
 Other fed cattle                            293          340          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,135        5,525          8
 Steer and Heifer                            969        4,866         88
 Other fed cattle                            166          659         12

FORMULA                                  8,419       37,549         54
 Steer and Heifer                          7,744       33,915         91
 Other fed cattle                            675        3,634          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,141        7,891         11
 Steer and Heifer                            744        6,861         84
 Other fed cattle                            397        1,030         16

Packer Financing involved                   38        4,149          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        7,073       47,500         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer         16,950       53,275         82

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,125          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,125        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        159
 Steer and Heifer                                         159        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,284          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,284          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   22,342
Kansas                                  19,070
Nebraska                                19,861
Colorado                                 5,034
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,348
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,158
Western States                           4,637
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,624
Northeast                                  913
Southeast                                  122
Canada                                   1,284

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,940        5,501         19
 Steer and Heifer                          5,705        5,259         96
 Other fed cattle                            235          242          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            717        1,958          4
 Steer and Heifer                            717        1,082         67
 Other fed cattle                                         876         33

FORMULA                                  1,828       34,805         60
 Steer and Heifer                          1,154       32,207         91
 Other fed cattle                            674        2,598          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,777        6,483         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,777        4,661         78
 Other fed cattle                                       1,822         22

Packer Financing involved                             7,641         13
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,678       35,988         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,704       40,282         79

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              180
 Steer and Heifer                                         180        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,472          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,472        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  86
 Steer and Heifer                                          86        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,738          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,738          3

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   14,043
Kansas                                  13,979
Nebraska                                11,675
Colorado                                   839
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,043
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,128
Western States                           5,989
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,546
Northeast                                  720
Southeast                                   47
Canada                                   1,738

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         3,549
Kansas                            1,553
Nebraska                          2,885


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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