Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon Apr 23, 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     28,071    24,118    21,377        28,071    24,118    21,377
Total Committed     36,448    47,798    32,052        36,448    47,798    32,052

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,487        1,714         22
 Steer and Heifer                          4,464        1,648         99
 Other fed cattle                             23           66          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            281        2,098          9
 Steer and Heifer                            281        1,884         91
 Other fed cattle                                         214          9

FORMULA                                  1,697       13,502         54
 Steer and Heifer                          1,372       12,417         91
 Other fed cattle                            325        1,085          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           713        3,579         15
 Steer and Heifer                            256        2,725         70
 Other fed cattle                            457          854         31

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,719       13,727         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,256       18,591         89

                          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                    7,434
Kansas                                   5,259
Nebraska                                 4,542
Colorado                                 1,649
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,341
North plains/Eastern Mountain              413
Western States                           3,337
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,881
Northeast                                1,215
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,111          629          5
 Steer and Heifer                          1,088          563         95
 Other fed cattle                             23           66          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         403          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         253         63
 Other fed cattle                                         150         37

FORMULA                                  4,160       21,189         70
 Steer and Heifer                          4,056       20,801         98
 Other fed cattle                            104          388          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           244        8,266         23
 Steer and Heifer                                       3,778         44
 Other fed cattle                            244        4,488         56

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          222        8,227         23
Delivered Date chosen by packer            244       22,713         63

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                           5
 Steer and Heifer                                           5        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 441          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         441        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       446          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         446          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   16,375
Kansas                                  10,588
Nebraska                                 3,575
Colorado                                   214
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,117
North plains/Eastern Mountain              542
Western States                           3,075
Eastern Cornbelt                           414
Northeast                                  102
Southeast
Canada                                     446

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         3,903
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                            691


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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