Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Apr 06, 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     23,261    20,660    22,156       382,320   367,739   376,343
Total Committed      8,146    30,840    26,619       358,619   409,815   388,452

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,634        2,221         21
 Steer and Heifer                          2,596        2,221         99
 Other fed cattle                             38                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            803        1,014          8
 Steer and Heifer                            717          802         84
 Other fed cattle                             86          212         16

FORMULA                                  1,508        9,478         47
 Steer and Heifer                          1,475        8,719         93
 Other fed cattle                             33          759          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,037        4,566         24
 Steer and Heifer                            791        4,142         88
 Other fed cattle                            246          424         12

Packer Financing involved                                45
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,895       12,266         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,784       14,634         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
 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

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,343
Kansas                                   4,388
Nebraska                                 3,446
Colorado                                 3,198
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,009
North plains/Eastern Mountain              308
Western States                           2,156
Eastern Cornbelt                           474
Northeast                                  862
Southeast                                   77
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,286          423         21
 Steer and Heifer                          1,286          423        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,647        1,233         35
 Steer and Heifer                          1,647          998         92
 Other fed cattle                                         235          8

FORMULA                                               2,371         29
 Steer and Heifer                                       2,338         99
 Other fed cattle                                          33          1

FORWARD CONTRACT                           250          936         15
 Steer and Heifer                            250                      21
 Other fed cattle                                         936         79

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,698        4,879         93
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,183        4,963        100

     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                      741
Kansas                                       1
Nebraska                                   871
Colorado                                 1,585
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,785
North plains/Eastern Mountain              113
Western States
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,188
Northeast                                  822
Southeast                                   40
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             0
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                            110


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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