Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, Apr 20, 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     23,500    23,889    27,479       363,345   357,940   390,750
Total Committed     45,160    12,715    22,296       422,842   358,512   417,969

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,250        3,159         27
 Steer and Heifer                          2,920        3,159         95
 Other fed cattle                            330                       5

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,045        1,785         12
 Steer and Heifer                          1,045        1,150         78
 Other fed cattle                                         635         22

FORMULA                                  1,218        7,237         36
 Steer and Heifer                          1,152        7,110         98
 Other fed cattle                             66          127          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,290        4,516         25
 Steer and Heifer                          1,072        4,104         89
 Other fed cattle                            218          412         11

Packer Financing involved                             1,136          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,576       14,486         77
Delivered Date chosen by packer          5,585       14,696         86

                          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                    3,807
Kansas                                   3,169
Nebraska                                 4,990
Colorado                                 2,835
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,761
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,414
Western States                           2,096
Eastern Cornbelt                           967
Northeast                                  461
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               8,192        9,081         38
 Steer and Heifer                          8,192        9,035        100
 Other fed cattle                                          46

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,122        5,044         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,122        4,479         91
 Other fed cattle                                         565          9

FORMULA                                  9,946        8,292         40
 Steer and Heifer                          9,654        7,594         95
 Other fed cattle                            292          698          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,678          715          8
 Steer and Heifer                          2,678          656         98
 Other fed cattle                                          59          2

Packer Financing involved                               105
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,027       17,546         48
Delivered Date chosen by packer         11,916       18,320         67

     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                                                  90
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                          90        100

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                        90
Delivered Date chosen by packer                          90

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   10,345
Kansas                                   8,011
Nebraska                                11,778
Colorado                                   144
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,025
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,151
Western States                           1,081
Eastern Cornbelt                           455
Northeast                                   80
Southeast
Canada                                      90

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         5,645
Kansas                               40
Nebraska                          1,344


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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