Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, May 14, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Friday, 05/11/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     96,630    91,731    84,087       452,764   446,880   446,897
Total Committed    165,764   155,157    56,513       446,909   452,309   453,893

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              16,238        9,964         27
 Steer and Heifer                         15,779        9,197         95
 Other fed cattle                            459          767          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,462        4,569          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,462        3,876         89
 Other fed cattle                                         693         12

FORMULA                                  8,096       40,975         51
 Steer and Heifer                          6,606       38,969         93
 Other fed cattle                          1,490        2,006          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,134       12,192         16
 Steer and Heifer                          2,531       10,948         88
 Other fed cattle                            603        1,244         12

Packer Financing involved                                67
Delivered Location chosen by pack        9,316       55,332         67
Delivered Date chosen by packer         21,857       61,386         86

                          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                   29,519
Kansas                                  17,272
Nebraska                                20,529
Colorado                                 5,066
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,668
North plains/Eastern Mountain            3,365
Western States                           5,660
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,623
Northeast                                1,873
Southeast                                   55
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              59,700       35,990         58
 Steer and Heifer                         58,473       35,151         98
 Other fed cattle                          1,227          839          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          6,931       11,269         11
 Steer and Heifer                          6,446        9,495         88
 Other fed cattle                            485        1,774         12

FORMULA                                 12,416       29,725         25
 Steer and Heifer                         11,894       26,834         92
 Other fed cattle                            522        2,891          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,343        7,866          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,343        5,210         71
 Other fed cattle                                       2,656         29

Packer Financing involved                               737
Delivered Location chosen by pack       25,096       65,852         55
Delivered Date chosen by packer         69,676       77,903         89

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                          17
 Steer and Heifer                                          17        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 507
 Steer and Heifer                                         507        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       524
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         524

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   41,030
Kansas                                  33,390
Nebraska                                40,768
Colorado                                 6,200
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                 21,608
North plains/Eastern Mountain            5,187
Western States                           9,121
Eastern Cornbelt                         5,968
Northeast                                1,783
Southeast                                  185
Canada                                     524

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         6,549
Kansas                            4,030
Nebraska                         11,420


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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