Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri, May 04, 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     24,203    17,912    25,547       379,352   369,242   401,358
Total Committed     40,866    43,569    20,894       338,018   358,604   470,380

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,624        2,271         20
 Steer and Heifer                          2,377        2,225         94
 Other fed cattle                            247           46          6

NEGOTIATED GRID                            622        1,422          8
 Steer and Heifer                            542        1,155         83
 Other fed cattle                             80          267         17

FORMULA                                  1,282       11,117         51
 Steer and Heifer                          1,249       10,901         98
 Other fed cattle                             33          216          2

FORWARD CONTRACT                           720        4,144         20
 Steer and Heifer                            537        3,467         82
 Other fed cattle                            183          677         18

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,444       14,104         68
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,675       16,418         87

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                           1
 Steer and Heifer                                           1        100
 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                         1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                           1

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    4,900
Kansas                                   3,664
Nebraska                                 5,373
Colorado                                 2,856
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  2,078
North plains/Eastern Mountain              567
Western States                           2,866
Eastern Cornbelt                           975
Northeast                                  883
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                       1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              10,486        6,323         41
 Steer and Heifer                         10,166        6,277         98
 Other fed cattle                            320           46          2

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,723        4,304         15
 Steer and Heifer                          1,723        4,100         97
 Other fed cattle                                         204          3

FORMULA                                  8,192        7,160         38
 Steer and Heifer                          8,192        7,148        100
 Other fed cattle                                          12

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,993          440          6
 Steer and Heifer                          1,993          440        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,470       13,659         40
Delivered Date chosen by packer         13,091       13,728         66

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

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         245          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         245        100
 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                       245          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         245          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    6,764
Kansas                                  12,468
Nebraska                                 9,901
Colorado                                   122
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,862
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,752
Western States                              72
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,395
Northeast                                  285
Southeast
Canada                                     245

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         4,744
Kansas                              400
Nebraska                          3,637


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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