USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 04/06 11:15
04/06/2026 | 11:15 am CDT USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 04/06 11:15
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WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE
Confirmed Week Ago Year Ago Week to Date Week Ago Year Ago
Total Delivered 354,633 332,547 419,945
Total Committed 379,018 355,696 454,592
DELIVERED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 50,795 25,507 21.5
Steer and Heifer 50,051 25,361 98.8
Other fed cattle 744 146 1.2
FORMULA 16,859 195,280 59.8
Steer and Heifer 16,381 178,529 91.9
Other fed cattle 478 16,751 8.1
FORWARD CONTRACT 3,485 25,614 8.2
Steer and Heifer 3,485 12,582 55.2
Other fed cattle 13,032 44.8
NEGOTIATED GRID 11,962 19,828 9.0
Steer and Heifer 11,962 17,031 91.2
Other fed cattle 2,797 8.8
Packer Financing involved 34
Delivered Location chosen by packer 26,922 168,175 55.0
Delivered Date chosen by packer 74,815 214,995 81.7
DELIVERED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED
Steer and Heifer
Other fed cattle
FORMULA 803
Steer and Heifer 803 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 2,790 .8
Steer and Heifer 2,790 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 1,710 .5
Steer and Heifer 1,695 99.1
Other fed cattle 15 .9
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 5,303 1.5
Delivered Date chosen by packer 5,303 1.5
DELIVERED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 66,346
Kansas 83,410
Nebraska 88,211
Colorado 22,116
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 40,745
North plains/Eastern Mountain 14,109
Western States 16,959
Eastern Cornbelt 10,853
Northeast 6,398
Southeast 183
Canada 5,303
COMMITTED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 54,554 20,110 19.7
Steer and Heifer 53,162 19,936 97.9
Other fed cattle 1,392 174 2.1
FORMULA 25,099 213,902 63.1
Steer and Heifer 22,980 193,464 90.6
Other fed cattle 2,119 20,438 9.4
FORWARD CONTRACT 3,637 30,486 9.0
Steer and Heifer 3,637 18,037 63.5
Other fed cattle 12,449 36.5
NEGOTIATED GRID 7,992 15,408 6.2
Steer and Heifer 7,992 13,933 93.7
Other fed cattle 1,475 6.3
Packer Financing involved 805
Delivered Location chosen by packer 38,201 166,912 54.1
Delivered Date chosen by packer 81,744 228,413 81.8
COMMITTED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 160
Steer and Heifer 160 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORMULA 3,209 .8
Steer and Heifer 3,209 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 2,894 .8
Steer and Heifer 2,894 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 1,567
Steer and Heifer 1,563 99.7
Other fed cattle 4
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 7,830 2.1
Delivered Date chosen by packer 7,830 2.1
COMMITTED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 87,744
Kansas 78,053
Nebraska 82,932
Colorado 23,309
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 52,695
North plains/Eastern Mountain 11,378
Western States 19,008
Eastern Cornbelt 9,136
Northeast 6,771
Southeast 162
Canada 7,830
REGION OF ORIGIN NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN
Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico 15,851
Kansas 6,840
Nebraska 23,770
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