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Committed and Delivered Slaughter Cattle

ST JOSEPH - May 15/08 - SNS -- The USDA released its daily summary of the number of cattle delivered and/or committed for delivery for slughter broken down by class of cattle.


NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary
For Primarily Wednesday 5/14/2008

This report is based on information provided by companies that agreed to
continue to participate in Livestock Mandatory Reporting on a voluntary basis.

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered    101,753   103,901    92,846       289,970   285,958   286,140
Total Committed    105,215   132,677    89,502       240,891   245,440   212,418

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                              23,653       20,909         44
 Steer and Heifer                         23,107       15,609         87
 Other fed cattle                            467        1,108          4
 Cow and bull                                 79        4,192         10

NEGOTIATED GRID                          1,127        7,072          8
 Steer and Heifer                          1,106        6,171         89
 Other fed cattle                             21          901         11
 Cow and bull

FORMULA                                  8,556       25,307         33
 Steer and Heifer                          8,447       22,889         93
 Other fed cattle                            109        2,418          8
 Cow and bull

FORWARD CONTRACT                         8,122        4,371         12
 Steer and Heifer                          7,729        3,832         93
 Other fed cattle                            393          539          8
 Cow and bull

Packer Financing involved                             2,771          3
Delivered Location chosen by pack       20,783       54,265         74
Delivered Date chosen by packer         41,349       53,495         93

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                            1,128          1
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,003         89
 Other fed cattle
 Cow and bull                                             125         11

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         392
 Steer and Heifer                                         392        100
 Other fed cattle
 Cow and bull

FORMULA                                                 304
 Steer and Heifer                                         304        100
 Other fed cattle
 Cow and bull

FORWARD CONTRACT                           399          413          1
 Steer and Heifer                            399          413        100
 Other fed cattle
 Cow and bull

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack          399        2,237          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer            399        2,237          3

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   29,288
Kansas                                  20,251
Nebraska                                20,232
Colorado                                 7,024
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  7,876
North plains/Eastern Mountain            2,955
Western States                           7,045
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,344
Northeast                                1,743
Southeast                                  359
Canada                                   2,636

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 954        5,895          7
 Steer and Heifer                            601          228         12
 Other fed cattle                            274          972         18
 Cow and bull                                 79        4,695         70

NEGOTIATED GRID                            172        3,431          3
 Steer and Heifer                            135        2,671         78
 Other fed cattle                             37          760         22
 Cow and bull

FORMULA                                 16,732       53,672         67
 Steer and Heifer                         16,282       50,834         95
 Other fed cattle                            450        2,838          5
 Cow and bull

FORWARD CONTRACT                        14,531        6,199         20
 Steer and Heifer                         10,911        6,199         83
 Other fed cattle                          3,620                      18
 Cow and bull

Packer Financing involved                             7,311          7
Delivered Location chosen by pack       29,375       66,998         92
Delivered Date chosen by packer         32,302       64,866         92

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                              400
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle
 Cow and bull                                             400        100

NEGOTIATED GRID                                         775          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         775        100
 Other fed cattle
 Cow and bull

FORMULA                                                 240
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle                                         240        100
 Cow and bull

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,646          568          2
 Steer and Heifer                            891          408         59
 Other fed cattle                            755          160         41
 Cow and bull

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,646        1,983          3
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,646        1,983          3

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   34,300
Kansas                                  22,758
Nebraska                                 9,617
Colorado                                14,967
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  6,854
North plains/Eastern Mountain            1,825
Western States                           5,215
Eastern Cornbelt                         2,740
Northeast                                2,485
Southeast                                  825
Canada                                   3,629

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO

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