Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Apr 09, 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     19,741    28,166    26,003        19,741    28,166    26,003
Total Committed     18,253    44,315    36,629        18,253    44,315    36,629

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,708        1,806         23
 Steer and Heifer                          2,688        1,685         97
 Other fed cattle                             20          121          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,520          8
 Steer and Heifer                                         987         65
 Other fed cattle                                         533         35

FORMULA                                  1,184        9,970         57
 Steer and Heifer                          1,035        8,688         87
 Other fed cattle                            149        1,282         13

FORWARD CONTRACT                           635        1,918         13
 Steer and Heifer                            243        1,245         58
 Other fed cattle                            392          673         42

Packer Financing involved                                 6
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,473        8,876         52
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,252       13,211         83

                          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                    4,027
Kansas                                   4,976
Nebraska                                 1,647
Colorado                                 1,333
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,434
North plains/Eastern Mountain              105
Western States                           3,247
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,208
Northeast                                  764
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,048          163         12
 Steer and Heifer                          2,028           42         94
 Other fed cattle                             20          121          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         248          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         107         43
 Other fed cattle                                         141         57

FORMULA                                  1,237       10,966         67
 Steer and Heifer                          1,168       10,005         92
 Other fed cattle                             69          961          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,360        1,155         14
 Steer and Heifer                            555          350         36
 Other fed cattle                            805          805         64

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          439        3,851         24
Delivered Date chosen by packer            670        7,538         45

     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                                                 270          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         270        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        806          4
 Steer and Heifer                                         806        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,076          6
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,076          6

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,612
Kansas                                   4,439
Nebraska                                 1,177
Colorado                                   701
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                    607
North plains/Eastern Mountain              386
Western States                           5,110
Eastern Cornbelt                           139
Northeast                                    6
Southeast
Canada                                   1,076

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           429
Kansas                              149
Nebraska                            565


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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