Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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

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

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     90,836    93,803    92,260        90,836    93,803    92,260
Total Committed    113,806    92,793   114,139       113,806    92,793   114,139

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               9,922        7,100         19
 Steer and Heifer                          9,352        6,938         96
 Other fed cattle                            570          162          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,262        4,276          7
 Steer and Heifer                          2,262        3,243         84
 Other fed cattle                                       1,033         16

FORMULA                                  9,559       43,731         59
 Steer and Heifer                          9,320       41,770         96
 Other fed cattle                            239        1,961          4

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,423       10,682         14
 Steer and Heifer                          1,901        8,276         78
 Other fed cattle                            522        2,406         22

Packer Financing involved                             2,578          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        6,946       50,022         63
Delivered Date chosen by packer         18,023       58,502         84

                          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                   21,164
Kansas                                  18,416
Nebraska                                19,446
Colorado                                 7,958
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,840
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,620
Western States                           5,809
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,146
Northeast                                1,517
Southeast                                   39
Canada                                     881

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               5,286          483          5
 Steer and Heifer                          5,230          321         96
 Other fed cattle                             56          162          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                          2,376        4,690          6
 Steer and Heifer                          2,376        3,907         89
 Other fed cattle                                         783         11

FORMULA                                  5,493       79,183         74
 Steer and Heifer                          4,170       75,369         94
 Other fed cattle                          1,323        3,814          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,154       12,963         12
 Steer and Heifer                            982        8,558         68
 Other fed cattle                            172        4,405         32

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,640       57,721         54
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,300       84,063         79

     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          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         802        100
 Other fed cattle

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

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

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   46,684
Kansas                                  16,554
Nebraska                                18,384
Colorado                                 6,273
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,071
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,037
Western States                          13,914
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,129
Northeast                                  582
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         4,279
Kansas                              324
Nebraska                          3,484


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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