Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, May 03, 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     23,747    21,590    26,968       292,665   290,353   311,293
Total Committed     27,507    33,421    18,785       272,002   263,384   411,662

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,203        2,464         28
 Steer and Heifer                          3,906        2,401         95
 Other fed cattle                            297           63          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            518        1,025          7
 Steer and Heifer                            518          985         97
 Other fed cattle                                          40          3

FORMULA                                  2,053       10,968         55
 Steer and Heifer                          1,860       10,339         94
 Other fed cattle                            193          629          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           318        1,914          9
 Steer and Heifer                            318        1,037         61
 Other fed cattle                                         877         39

Packer Financing involved                             1,316          6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,795       11,595         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,559       14,306         84

                          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                                                 284          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         284        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,330
Kansas                                   3,716
Nebraska                                 5,105
Colorado                                 1,816
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,255
North plains/Eastern Mountain              739
Western States                           2,188
Eastern Cornbelt                           454
Northeast                                  793
Southeast                                   67
Canada                                     284

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,481        5,084         24
 Steer and Heifer                          1,411        4,746         94
 Other fed cattle                             70          338          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            175        1,105          5
 Steer and Heifer                            175        1,000         92
 Other fed cattle                                         105          8

FORMULA                                  3,186       13,157         59
 Steer and Heifer                          3,186       13,004         99
 Other fed cattle                                         153          1

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,321        1,646         11
 Steer and Heifer                          1,321        1,612         99
 Other fed cattle                                          34          1

Packer Financing involved                             2,660         10
Delivered Location chosen by pack          908       15,600         60
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,462       15,970         63

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         220          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         220        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 132          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         132        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       352          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         352          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    7,705
Kansas                                   6,593
Nebraska                                 5,913
Colorado                                 1,838
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,383
North plains/Eastern Mountain              422
Western States                             178
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,043
Northeast                                   80
Southeast
Canada                                     352

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         3,118
Kansas                              148
Nebraska                            360


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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