Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Morning

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St. Joseph, MO    Tue, May 22, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning
For Primarily Monday Afternoon, 05/21/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     63,661    68,574    62,684        90,836    93,803    92,260
Total Committed     67,119    57,941    64,402       113,806    92,793   114,139

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               7,520        4,017         18
 Steer and Heifer                          6,967        3,906         94
 Other fed cattle                            553          111          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,698        2,004          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,698        1,713         92
 Other fed cattle                                         291          8

FORMULA                                  8,328       30,587         61
 Steer and Heifer                          8,123       29,057         96
 Other fed cattle                            205        1,530          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,898        6,728         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,864        6,131         93
 Other fed cattle                             34          597          7

Packer Financing involved                             1,668          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        4,379       32,843         59
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,827       38,735         83

                          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                                                 881          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         881        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       881          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         881          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   15,915
Kansas                                  13,868
Nebraska                                14,648
Colorado                                 5,782
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,285
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,387
Western States                           2,507
Eastern Cornbelt                           961
Northeast                                  388
Southeast                                   39
Canada                                     881

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               1,966          142          3
 Steer and Heifer                          1,927           31         93
 Other fed cattle                             39          111          7

NEGOTIATED GRID                            864        2,830          6
 Steer and Heifer                            864        2,395         88
 Other fed cattle                                         435         12

FORMULA                                  3,176       52,880         84
 Steer and Heifer                          2,028       50,198         93
 Other fed cattle                          1,148        2,682          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                           310        4,951          8
 Steer and Heifer                            277        4,636         93
 Other fed cattle                             33          315          7

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,238       44,787         69
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,898       56,887         91

     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                   28,950
Kansas                                   5,446
Nebraska                                14,592
Colorado                                 5,970
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,959
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,661
Western States                           6,314
Eastern Cornbelt                           648
Northeast                                  579
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         2,584
Kansas                              167
Nebraska                          1,026


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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