Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Feb 27, 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     29,699    21,114    23,186        29,699    21,114    23,186
Total Committed     35,685    23,156    38,774        35,685    23,156    38,774

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               4,611        2,896         25
 Steer and Heifer                          4,415        2,783         96
 Other fed cattle                            196          113          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                            332        2,369          9
 Steer and Heifer                            332        1,705         75
 Other fed cattle                                         664         25

FORMULA                                  4,512       11,687         55
 Steer and Heifer                          3,836       11,536         95
 Other fed cattle                            676          151          5

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,252        2,040         11
 Steer and Heifer                            719        1,100         55
 Other fed cattle                            533          940         45

Packer Financing involved                               531          2
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,623       16,109         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          9,894       16,622         89

                          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                    5,203
Kansas                                   5,267
Nebraska                                 3,914
Colorado                                 3,559
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,939
North plains/Eastern Mountain              725
Western States                           3,556
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,194
Northeast                                1,305
Southeast                                   37
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               3,610          199         11
 Steer and Heifer                          3,558           44         95
 Other fed cattle                             52          155          5

NEGOTIATED GRID                            393          614          3
 Steer and Heifer                            393          188         58
 Other fed cattle                                         426         42

FORMULA                                  5,755       14,877         58
 Steer and Heifer                          4,081       14,372         89
 Other fed cattle                          1,674          505         11

FORWARD CONTRACT                         3,043        5,409         24
 Steer and Heifer                          2,343          509         34
 Other fed cattle                            700        4,900         66

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        3,686       16,860         58
Delivered Date chosen by packer          6,776       16,709         66

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         840          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         840        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 279          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         279        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        666          2
 Steer and Heifer                                         666        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,785          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,785          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,377
Kansas                                   8,581
Nebraska                                 3,953
Colorado                                   700
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  4,904
North plains/Eastern Mountain              864
Western States                          10,540
Eastern Cornbelt                           927
Northeast                                   54
Southeast
Canada                                   1,785

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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