Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, May 02, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Tuesday, 5/1/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     92,868    91,360    94,306       183,525   185,736   191,487
Total Committed     94,164    76,850   230,664       183,748   169,584   319,149

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              16,276        7,705         26
 Steer and Heifer                         15,971        7,652         99
 Other fed cattle                            305           53          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,717        6,790          9
 Steer and Heifer                          1,504        6,140         90
 Other fed cattle                            213          650         10

FORMULA                                  9,018       37,043         50
 Steer and Heifer                          7,992       34,532         92
 Other fed cattle                          1,026        2,511          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,787        9,310         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,519        6,929         70
 Other fed cattle                          1,268        2,381         30

Packer Financing involved                   38        1,186          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack       10,084       46,974         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer         22,504       54,929         83

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                               67
 Steer and Heifer                                           8         12
 Other fed cattle                                          59         88

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         927          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         927        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 384
 Steer and Heifer                                         259         67
 Other fed cattle                                         125         33

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        844          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         844        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,222          2
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,222          2

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   27,333
Kansas                                  16,536
Nebraska                                21,303
Colorado                                 6,771
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,727
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,912
Western States                           3,737
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,028
Northeast                                1,219
Southeast                                   80
Canada                                   2,222

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,958          648          5
 Steer and Heifer                          3,944          525         97
 Other fed cattle                             14          123          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       2,079          2
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,350         65
 Other fed cattle                                         729         35

FORMULA                                 14,718       56,057         75
 Steer and Heifer                         13,154       50,077         89
 Other fed cattle                          1,564        5,980         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                         8,250        8,387         18
 Steer and Heifer                          7,978        7,547         93
 Other fed cattle                            272          840          7

Packer Financing involved                                63
Delivered Location chosen by pack       10,841       58,779         74
Delivered Date chosen by packer         18,880       60,259         84

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                               67
 Steer and Heifer                                           8         12
 Other fed cattle                                          59         88

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                        67
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          67

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   37,184
Kansas                                  13,581
Nebraska                                24,503
Colorado                                 7,073
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  5,233
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,322
Western States                           2,942
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,369
Northeast                                  770
Southeast                                  120
Canada                                      67

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         7,092
Kansas                            1,896
Nebraska                          5,199


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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