LM_CT104 St. Joseph, MO Wed May 14, 2008 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Morning For Primarily Previous Afternoon 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 65,973 63,487 62,807 188,217 182,057 193,294 Total Committed 60,572 54,200 53,503 135,676 112,763 122,916 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 12,893 12,009 38 Steer and Heifer 12,370 7,931 82 Other fed cattle 459 905 6 Cow and bull 64 3,173 13 NEGOTIATED GRID 217 4,888 8 Steer and Heifer 217 4,380 90 Other fed cattle 508 10 Cow and bull FORMULA 3,039 22,512 39 Steer and Heifer 2,528 19,882 88 Other fed cattle 511 2,630 12 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 5,656 3,240 14 Steer and Heifer 5,621 2,778 94 Other fed cattle 35 462 6 Cow and bull Packer Financing involved 1,426 2 Delivered Location chosen by pack 13,705 40,469 82 Delivered Date chosen by packer 21,675 39,044 92 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 819 1 Steer and Heifer 594 73 Other fed cattle 38 5 Cow and bull 187 23 NEGOTIATED GRID 400 1 Steer and Heifer 370 93 Other fed cattle 30 8 Cow and bull FORMULA 78 Steer and Heifer 78 100 Other fed cattle Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 222 Steer and Heifer 222 100 Other fed cattle Cow and bull Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 222 1,297 2 Delivered Date chosen by packer 222 1,297 2 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 18,643 Kansas 12,001 Nebraska 11,889 Colorado 5,024 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 4,972 North plains/Eastern Mountain 3,138 Western States 5,217 Eastern Cornbelt 1,763 Northeast 1,250 Southeast 557 Canada 1,519 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 1,179 4,851 10 Steer and Heifer 691 388 18 Other fed cattle 424 838 21 Cow and bull 64 3,625 61 NEGOTIATED GRID 2,041 3 Steer and Heifer 1,477 72 Other fed cattle 564 28 Cow and bull FORMULA 16,969 25,785 71 Steer and Heifer 16,313 23,659 94 Other fed cattle 656 2,126 7 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 5,339 4,176 16 Steer and Heifer 5,339 3,680 95 Other fed cattle 496 5 Cow and bull Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 16,373 34,485 84 Delivered Date chosen by packer 23,340 33,105 93 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 218 Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle 38 17 Cow and bull 180 83 NEGOTIATED GRID 14 Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle 14 100 Cow and bull FORMULA Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle Cow and bull Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 232 Delivered Date chosen by packer 232 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 18,939 Kansas 22,304 Nebraska 5,404 Colorado 301 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 3,360 North plains/Eastern Mountain 1,680 Western States 4,514 Eastern Cornbelt 1,739 Northeast 1,545 Southeast 554 Canada 232 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-238-0678 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1100C .