LM_CT106 St. Joseph, MO Thu Jul 03, 2008 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary For Primarily Wednesday 7/2/2008 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 87,686 99,483 52,614 280,864 294,018 198,533 Total Committed 172,649 86,519 39,957 313,375 180,169 117,674 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 23,245 20,819 50 Steer and Heifer 23,151 15,569 88 Other fed cattle 23 711 2 Cow and bull 71 4,539 11 NEGOTIATED GRID 866 4,471 6 Steer and Heifer 866 3,587 83 Other fed cattle 884 17 Cow and bull FORMULA 6,232 29,113 40 Steer and Heifer 5,600 26,317 90 Other fed cattle 632 2,796 10 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 1,058 654 2 Steer and Heifer 359 446 47 Other fed cattle 699 208 53 Cow and bull Packer Financing involved 2,962 3 Delivered Location chosen by pack 15,164 52,614 77 Delivered Date chosen by packer 31,329 51,003 94 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 380 Steer and Heifer 71 19 Other fed cattle 70 18 Cow and bull 239 63 NEGOTIATED GRID 376 Steer and Heifer 376 100 Other fed cattle Cow and bull FORMULA 37 Steer and Heifer 37 100 Other fed cattle Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 315 120 1 Steer and Heifer 315 120 100 Other fed cattle Cow and bull Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 315 913 1 Delivered Date chosen by packer 315 913 1 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 24,234 Kansas 16,127 Nebraska 16,823 Colorado 3,532 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 7,588 North plains/Eastern Mountain 5,712 Western States 7,634 Eastern Cornbelt 2,371 Northeast 2,001 Southeast 436 Canada 1,228 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 21,740 75,783 57 Steer and Heifer 20,876 70,594 94 Other fed cattle 793 819 2 Cow and bull 71 4,370 5 NEGOTIATED GRID 602 8,025 5 Steer and Heifer 602 6,824 86 Other fed cattle 1,201 14 Cow and bull FORMULA 9,298 47,973 33 Steer and Heifer 8,622 44,892 93 Other fed cattle 676 3,081 7 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 2,501 2,264 3 Steer and Heifer 2,301 2,264 96 Other fed cattle 200 4 Cow and bull Packer Financing involved 2,961 2 Delivered Location chosen by pack 15,314 131,046 85 Delivered Date chosen by packer 34,107 129,871 95 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 1,003 1 Steer and Heifer 714 71 Other fed cattle 70 7 Cow and bull 219 22 NEGOTIATED GRID 530 Steer and Heifer 530 100 Other fed cattle Cow and bull FORMULA 1,713 1 Steer and Heifer 1,433 84 Other fed cattle 280 16 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 407 810 1 Steer and Heifer 810 67 Other fed cattle 407 33 Cow and bull Packer Financing involved 225 Delivered Location chosen by pack 407 4,056 3 Delivered Date chosen by packer 407 4,056 3 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 26,171 Kansas 24,256 Nebraska 68,455 Colorado 6,783 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 18,770 North plains/Eastern Mountain 10,333 Western States 7,437 Eastern Cornbelt 3,764 Northeast 1,640 Southeast 577 Canada 4,463 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-238-0678 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1130C .