Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Apr 30, 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     28,387    28,071    27,062        28,387    28,071    27,062
Total Committed     44,432    36,448    24,515        44,432    36,448    24,515

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,412        2,860         29
 Steer and Heifer                          5,373        2,848         99
 Other fed cattle                             39           12          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,416        2,301         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,325        2,238         96
 Other fed cattle                             91           63          4

FORMULA                                  1,692        9,378         39
 Steer and Heifer                          1,487        9,175         96
 Other fed cattle                            205          203          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                           632        4,696         19
 Steer and Heifer                            263        3,139         64
 Other fed cattle                            369        1,557         36

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,040       14,832         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer          8,207       17,590         91

                          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                    5,918
Kansas                                   3,608
Nebraska                                 6,715
Colorado                                 3,425
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,504
North plains/Eastern Mountain              258
Western States                           2,369
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,491
Northeast                                1,081
Southeast                                   18
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,416          529          9
 Steer and Heifer                          3,382          517         99
 Other fed cattle                             34           12          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,082          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         914         85
 Other fed cattle                                         168         16

FORMULA                                  4,780       20,066         56
 Steer and Heifer                          4,711       19,280         97
 Other fed cattle                             69          786          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,725       10,498         28
 Steer and Heifer                            913        7,078         65
 Other fed cattle                            812        3,420         35

Packer Financing involved                               343          1
Delivered Location chosen by pack          612       12,976         31
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,174       24,431         60

     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                                               1,464          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,420         97
 Other fed cattle                                          44          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        872          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         872        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,336          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,336          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   11,478
Kansas                                  13,098
Nebraska                                 5,191
Colorado                                   951
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,715
North plains/Eastern Mountain              873
Western States                           8,393
Eastern Cornbelt                           341
Northeast                                   56
Southeast
Canada                                   2,336

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         4,063
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                          1,868


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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