Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, May 02, 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     25,718    25,802    27,114       209,243   211,538   218,601
Total Committed     17,445    33,756    21,183       201,193   203,340   340,332

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,250        2,556         23
 Steer and Heifer                          2,963        2,524         95
 Other fed cattle                            287           32          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            416        1,236          6
 Steer and Heifer                            416        1,044         88
 Other fed cattle                                         192         12

FORMULA                                  1,274       13,929         59
 Steer and Heifer                          1,167       12,446         90
 Other fed cattle                            107        1,483         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                           254        2,270         10
 Steer and Heifer                             38        1,730         70
 Other fed cattle                            216          540         30

Packer Financing involved                             1,164          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,312       13,522         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,428       16,664         82

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         463          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         463        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         70
 Steer and Heifer                                          70        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       533          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         533          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,855
Kansas                                   5,658
Nebraska                                 4,013
Colorado                                 2,245
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,314
North plains/Eastern Mountain              936
Western States                           2,968
Eastern Cornbelt                           578
Northeast                                  543
Southeast                                   75
Canada                                     533

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 859        3,516         25
 Steer and Heifer                            731        3,484         96
 Other fed cattle                            128           32          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         300          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         232         77
 Other fed cattle                                          68         23

FORMULA                                     32        9,355         54
 Steer and Heifer                             32        8,877         95
 Other fed cattle                                         478          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           302        1,983         13
 Steer and Heifer                            302        1,832         93
 Other fed cattle                                         151          7

Packer Financing involved                             2,245         13
Delivered Location chosen by pack          726       14,030         85
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,161       14,974         93

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              180          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         180        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         918          5
 Steer and Heifer                                         918        100
 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                     1,098          6
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,098          6

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,950
Kansas                                   1,267
Nebraska                                 7,024
Colorado                                   610
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,008
North plains/Eastern Mountain              665
Western States                             415
Eastern Cornbelt                           340
Northeast                                   68
Southeast
Canada                                   1,098

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         1,984
Kansas                              961
Nebraska                          2,181


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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