Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, Apr 10, 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     26,800    30,818    29,635       105,482   122,293   126,289
Total Committed     30,979    41,021    29,589       102,160   137,940   125,165

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,353        2,301         17
 Steer and Heifer                          2,133        2,274         95
 Other fed cattle                            220           27          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,585        2,320         15
 Steer and Heifer                          1,585        1,963         91
 Other fed cattle                                         357          9

FORMULA                                    451       14,421         56
 Steer and Heifer                            411       13,161         91
 Other fed cattle                             40        1,260          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           881        1,268          8
 Steer and Heifer                            780          514         60
 Other fed cattle                            101          754         40

Packer Financing involved                               130          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,191       12,305         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,806       17,366         83

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         434          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         434        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 654          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         654        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        132          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         132        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,220          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,220          5

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,360
Kansas                                   4,946
Nebraska                                 2,818
Colorado                                 3,250
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,898
North plains/Eastern Mountain              747
Western States                           1,928
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,082
Northeast                                  551
Southeast
Canada                                   1,220

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,983           64         16
 Steer and Heifer                          4,826           37         96
 Other fed cattle                            157           27          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            465          299          3
 Steer and Heifer                            465          188         86
 Other fed cattle                                         111         15

FORMULA                                  6,252       16,753         74
 Steer and Heifer                          5,943       13,936         86
 Other fed cattle                            309        2,817         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,223          892          7
 Steer and Heifer                            257          550         38
 Other fed cattle                            966          342         62

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          959        9,452         34
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,286       11,461         54

     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                                                  48
 Steer and Heifer                                          48        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        48
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          48

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   11,871
Kansas                                   8,570
Nebraska                                 3,768
Colorado                                   740
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,493
North plains/Eastern Mountain              388
Western States                           2,673
Eastern Cornbelt                           385
Northeast                                   43
Southeast
Canada                                      48

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         3,845
Kansas                              948
Nebraska                            695


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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