LM_CT106 St. Joseph, MO Wed May 14, 2008 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Summary For Primarily Tuesday 5/13/2008 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 97,402 89,830 91,572 188,217 182,057 193,294 Total Committed 77,820 74,478 71,324 135,676 112,763 122,916 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 23,339 20,479 45 Steer and Heifer 22,367 13,343 82 Other fed cattle 792 1,610 6 Cow and bull 180 5,526 13 NEGOTIATED GRID 884 6,851 8 Steer and Heifer 884 6,069 90 Other fed cattle 782 10 Cow and bull FORMULA 3,514 27,968 32 Steer and Heifer 3,003 24,820 88 Other fed cattle 511 3,148 12 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 7,352 4,453 12 Steer and Heifer 7,247 3,847 94 Other fed cattle 105 606 6 Cow and bull Packer Financing involved 1,504 2 Delivered Location chosen by pack 17,739 57,433 77 Delivered Date chosen by packer 34,959 55,112 93 DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 1,049 1 Steer and Heifer 594 57 Other fed cattle 167 16 Cow and bull 288 28 NEGOTIATED GRID 598 1 Steer and Heifer 501 84 Other fed cattle 97 16 Cow and bull FORMULA 501 1 Steer and Heifer 302 60 Other fed cattle 199 40 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 282 132 Steer and Heifer 282 132 100 Other fed cattle Cow and bull Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 282 2,280 3 Delivered Date chosen by packer 282 2,280 3 DELIVERED CATTLE: REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 24,278 Kansas 19,367 Nebraska 19,163 Colorado 5,472 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 8,954 North plains/Eastern Mountain 4,111 Western States 7,702 Eastern Cornbelt 2,588 Northeast 2,018 Southeast 1,187 Canada 2,562 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 1,628 7,319 12 Steer and Heifer 691 476 13 Other fed cattle 757 1,516 25 Cow and bull 180 5,327 62 NEGOTIATED GRID 2,669 3 Steer and Heifer 2,077 78 Other fed cattle 592 22 Cow and bull FORMULA 17,653 33,655 66 Steer and Heifer 16,997 31,240 94 Other fed cattle 656 2,415 6 Cow and bull FORWARD CONTRACT 5,672 8,695 19 Steer and Heifer 5,672 8,199 97 Other fed cattle 496 4 Cow and bull Packer Financing involved Delivered Location chosen by pack 17,677 49,970 87 Delivered Date chosen by packer 24,806 47,556 93 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED Head Count Live Dressed Percentage NEGOTIATED 448 1 Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle 167 37 Cow and bull 281 63 NEGOTIATED GRID 81 Steer and Heifer Other fed cattle 81 100 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 529 1 Delivered Date chosen by packer 529 1 COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER): REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count Texas/Okla/New Mexico 21,404 Kansas 24,923 Nebraska 12,628 Colorado 317 Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 4,741 North plains/Eastern Mountain 1,787 Western States 6,595 Eastern Cornbelt 2,208 Northeast 1,620 Southeast 1,068 Canada 529 Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-238-0678 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1130C .