LM_CT143 St Joseph, MO Mon May 06, 2019 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL MONTHLY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE for month ending Tuesday, 04/30/2019 Confirmed Month Ago Year Ago Total Delivered 1,980,171 1,797,677 1,879,753 Total Committed 2,166,106 1,996,879 1,945,302 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 268,785 123,902 20 Steer and Heifer 267,368 118,679 98 Other fed cattle 1,417 5,223 2 NEGOTIATED GRID 1,881 66,643 4 Steer and Heifer 1,529 55,277 83 Other fed cattle 352 11,366 17 FORMULA 140,569 ,078,079 62 Steer and Heifer 121,431 1,011,756 93 Other fed cattle 19,138 66,323 7 FORWARD CONTRACT 82,922 185,877 14 Steer and Heifer 78,660 84,799 61 Other fed cattle 4,262 101,078 39 Packer Financing involved 57,313 3 Delivered Location chosen by packer 220,781 918,252 58 Delivered Date chosen by packer 423,941 1,244,232 84 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 550 Steer and Heifer 550 100 Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 1,236 Steer and Heifer 1,236 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 5,220 Steer and Heifer 5,220 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 24,507 1 Steer and Heifer 24,507 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 31,513 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 31,513 2 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 505,219 Kansas 422,733 Nebraska 374,689 Colorado 160,674 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 230,051 North plains/Eastern Mountain 55,992 Western States 109,411 Eastern Cornbelt 56,315 Northeast 32,481 Southeast 1,093 Canada 31,513 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 298,572 152,384 21 Steer and Heifer 296,618 148,430 99 Other fed cattle 1,954 3,954 1 NEGOTIATED GRID 1,847 64,323 3 Steer and Heifer 1,679 51,042 80 Other fed cattle 168 13,281 20 FORMULA 150,476 ,112,539 58 Steer and Heifer 134,583 1,032,927 92 Other fed cattle 15,893 79,612 8 FORWARD CONTRACT 153,601 209,253 17 Steer and Heifer 146,237 115,774 72 Other fed cattle 7,364 93,479 28 Packer Financing involved 57,272 3 Delivered Location chosen by packer 312,881 984,011 60 Delivered Date chosen by packer 538,026 1,324,315 86 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 875 Steer and Heifer 875 100 Other fed cattle NEGOTIATED GRID 779 Steer and Heifer 779 100 Other fed cattle FORMULA 4,117 Steer and Heifer 4,117 100 Other fed cattle FORWARD CONTRACT 17,340 1 Steer and Heifer 17,340 100 Other fed cattle Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by packer 23,111 1 Delivered Date chosen by packer 23,111 1 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 529,348 Kansas 449,132 Nebraska 508,632 Colorado 160,506 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 238,127 North plains/Eastern Mountain 58,021 Western States 117,874 Eastern Cornbelt 51,810 Northeast 28,351 Southeast 1,194 Canada 23,111 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 152,347 Kansas 49,804 Nebraska 75,367 Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO 816-676-7000 email: stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 1130C .