Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, May 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     19,299    24,203    21,646       375,433   379,352   384,456
Total Committed     22,271    40,866    26,356       303,416   338,018   423,736

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,160        1,859         21
 Steer and Heifer                          1,905        1,848         93
 Other fed cattle                            255           11          7

NEGOTIATED GRID                            263        1,137          7
 Steer and Heifer                            263        1,137        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                  1,144        9,496         55
 Steer and Heifer                            915        9,240         95
 Other fed cattle                            229          256          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           193        3,047         17
 Steer and Heifer                            193        2,636         87
 Other fed cattle                                         411         13

Packer Financing involved                                67
Delivered Location chosen by pack          908       12,753         71
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,986       13,407         85

                          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                    2,706
Kansas                                   4,633
Nebraska                                 3,819
Colorado                                 3,176
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,272
North plains/Eastern Mountain
Western States                           2,422
Eastern Cornbelt                           695
Northeast                                  536
Southeast                                   40
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               6,878        8,078         67
 Steer and Heifer                          6,843        7,987         99
 Other fed cattle                             35           91          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            370          952          6
 Steer and Heifer                            370          917         97
 Other fed cattle                                          35          3

FORMULA                                               4,064         18
 Steer and Heifer                                       3,768         93
 Other fed cattle                                         296          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           126        1,803          9
 Steer and Heifer                            126        1,803        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        5,176       11,904         77
Delivered Date chosen by packer          7,374       14,894        100

     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                    1,965
Kansas                                   2,865
Nebraska                                 7,422
Colorado                                 1,421
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,372
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,189
Western States                               3
Eastern Cornbelt                           795
Northeast                                  239
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             0
Kansas                              242
Nebraska                          3,090


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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