Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Summary

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, May 24, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday, 05/23/2012

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     91,505    90,581    87,079       268,888   276,181   274,707
Total Committed    102,597    76,004    66,023       286,299   246,350   355,541

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              15,906        7,922         26
 Steer and Heifer                         15,781        7,787         99
 Other fed cattle                            125          135          1

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,389        3,894          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,248        3,221         85
 Other fed cattle                            141          673         15

FORMULA                                  7,784       41,431         54
 Steer and Heifer                          7,373       37,915         92
 Other fed cattle                            411        3,516          8

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,242       10,997         13
 Steer and Heifer                            983        9,783         88
 Other fed cattle                            259        1,214         12

Packer Financing involved                   76        2,631          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack        8,579       48,087         62
Delivered Date chosen by packer         21,082       55,904         84

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              244
 Steer and Heifer                                         244        100
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         446          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         446        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        250
 Steer and Heifer                                         250        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       940          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         940          1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   25,425
Kansas                                  18,183
Nebraska                                20,973
Colorado                                 4,831
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,026
North plains/Eastern Mountain            4,711
Western States                           5,321
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,360
Northeast                                  735
Southeast
Canada                                     940

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              31,094       13,513         44
 Steer and Heifer                         30,279       13,456         98
 Other fed cattle                            815           57          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,031        6,224          7
 Steer and Heifer                            307        4,561         67
 Other fed cattle                            724        1,663         33

FORMULA                                  4,021       39,789         43
 Steer and Heifer                          3,803       35,905         91
 Other fed cattle                            218        3,884          9

FORWARD CONTRACT                           769        5,340          6
 Steer and Heifer                            769        4,889         93
 Other fed cattle                                         451          7

Packer Financing involved                             5,385          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack       12,323       60,188         71
Delivered Date chosen by packer         35,913       62,914         96

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         726          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         726        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                         90
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                          90        100

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       816          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         816          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   26,394
Kansas                                  24,361
Nebraska                                28,211
Colorado                                 2,724
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  9,859
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,271
Western States                           3,418
Eastern Cornbelt                         3,710
Northeast                                  676
Southeast                                  157
Canada                                     816

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         2,776
Kansas                            2,096
Nebraska                          4,296


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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