Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, May 21, 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     27,175    25,229    29,576        27,175    25,229    29,576
Total Committed     46,687    34,852    49,737        46,687    34,852    49,737

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,402        3,083         20
 Steer and Heifer                          2,385        3,032         99
 Other fed cattle                             17           51          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            564        2,272         10
 Steer and Heifer                            564        1,530         74
 Other fed cattle                                         742         26

FORMULA                                  1,231       13,144         53
 Steer and Heifer                          1,197       12,713         97
 Other fed cattle                             34          431          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                           525        3,954         17
 Steer and Heifer                             37        2,145         49
 Other fed cattle                            488        1,809         51

Packer Financing involved                               910          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,567       17,179         73
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,196       19,767         88

                          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                    5,249
Kansas                                   4,548
Nebraska                                 4,798
Colorado                                 2,176
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,555
North plains/Eastern Mountain              233
Western States                           3,302
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,185
Northeast                                1,129
Southeast
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,320          341          8
 Steer and Heifer                          3,303          290         98
 Other fed cattle                             17           51          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,512        1,860          7
 Steer and Heifer                          1,512        1,512         90
 Other fed cattle                                         348         10

FORMULA                                  2,317       26,303         61
 Steer and Heifer                          2,142       25,171         95
 Other fed cattle                            175        1,132          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                           844        8,012         19
 Steer and Heifer                            705        3,922         52
 Other fed cattle                            139        4,090         48

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,402       12,934         33
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,402       27,176         63

     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                                                 802          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         802        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                      1,376          3
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,376        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     2,178          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       2,178          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   17,734
Kansas                                  11,108
Nebraska                                 3,792
Colorado                                   303
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,112
North plains/Eastern Mountain              376
Western States                           7,600
Eastern Cornbelt                           481
Northeast                                    3
Southeast
Canada                                   2,178

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         1,695
Kansas                              157
Nebraska                          2,458


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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