Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Wed, Apr 11, 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     23,258    25,469    24,176       191,209   208,996   214,911
Total Committed     24,440    32,995    25,414       172,537   229,768   201,839

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,771        3,394         35
 Steer and Heifer                          4,702        3,369         99
 Other fed cattle                             69           25          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            313        1,393          7
 Steer and Heifer                            313        1,105         83
 Other fed cattle                                         288         17

FORMULA                                    484        9,460         43
 Steer and Heifer                            451        8,786         93
 Other fed cattle                             33          674          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           479        2,294         12
 Steer and Heifer                            233        1,958         79
 Other fed cattle                            246          336         21

Packer Financing involved                               444          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,530       13,528         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,290       13,773         82

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         505          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         505        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        165          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         165        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       670          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         670          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,802
Kansas                                   3,894
Nebraska                                 4,114
Colorado                                 3,240
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,634
North plains/Eastern Mountain              757
Western States                           1,876
Eastern Cornbelt                           987
Northeast                                  284
Southeast
Canada                                     670

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,839        2,352         29
 Steer and Heifer                          4,808        2,327         99
 Other fed cattle                             31           25          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            228          527          3
 Steer and Heifer                            228          454         90
 Other fed cattle                                          73         10

FORMULA                                  1,171       13,165         59
 Steer and Heifer                          1,138       11,749         90
 Other fed cattle                             33        1,416         10

FORWARD CONTRACT                           199        1,959          9
 Steer and Heifer                            199        1,779         92
 Other fed cattle                                         180          8

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,581       13,416         61
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,053       13,663         64

     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                    3,762
Kansas                                   5,302
Nebraska                                 7,168
Colorado                                   363
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,582
North plains/Eastern Mountain              391
Western States                           4,352
Eastern Cornbelt                           513
Northeast                                    7
Southeast
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           759
Kansas                               76
Nebraska                          3,685


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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