Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, Apr 12, 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     26,338    22,687    26,541       276,135   295,613   301,363
Total Committed     25,253    22,802    21,713       310,764   309,380   257,274

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,601        2,223         26
 Steer and Heifer                          4,489        2,189         98
 Other fed cattle                            112           34          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                            380        2,372         10
 Steer and Heifer                            152        1,822         72
 Other fed cattle                            228          550         28

FORMULA                                  1,894        9,195         42
 Steer and Heifer                          1,455        8,104         86
 Other fed cattle                            439        1,091         14

FORWARD CONTRACT                           629        3,836         17
 Steer and Heifer                            452        3,310         84
 Other fed cattle                            177          526         16

Packer Financing involved                               159          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,966       13,935         64
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,372       15,252         82

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          99
 Steer and Heifer                                          99        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                               1,109          4
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,109        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,208          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,208          5

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,413
Kansas                                   4,905
Nebraska                                 4,760
Colorado                                 3,491
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,660
North plains/Eastern Mountain              760
Western States                           2,170
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,359
Northeast                                  572
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                   1,208

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,430        6,051         46
 Steer and Heifer                          4,951        5,943         95
 Other fed cattle                            479          108          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            360        1,255          6
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,190         74
 Other fed cattle                            360           65         26

FORMULA                                  2,604        6,277         35
 Steer and Heifer                          2,604        6,277        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                           929          763          7
 Steer and Heifer                            929          763        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,442        9,603         48
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,531        9,842         57

     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                                               1,584          6
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,325         84
 Other fed cattle                                         259         16

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,584          6
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,584          6

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,322
Kansas                                   6,838
Nebraska                                 5,122
Colorado                                 1,135
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,059
North plains/Eastern Mountain               80
Western States                             280
Eastern Cornbelt                           833
Northeast
Southeast
Canada                                   1,584

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         2,896
Kansas                              146
Nebraska                            786


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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