USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 05/04 11:10
05/04/2026 | 11:10 am CDT USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 05/04 11:10
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St Joseph, MO Mon, May 04, 2026
WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE
Confirmed Week Ago Year Ago Week to Date Week Ago Year Ago
Total Delivered 350,376 350,587 392,299
Total Committed 392,407 346,871 429,333
DELIVERED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 55,063 20,238 21.5
Steer and Heifer 54,295 20,141 98.9
Other fed cattle 768 97 1.1
FORMULA 20,275 187,685 59.4
Steer and Heifer 19,418 168,766 90.5
Other fed cattle 857 18,919 9.5
FORWARD CONTRACT 4,829 34,677 11.3
Steer and Heifer 4,829 15,920 52.5
Other fed cattle 18,757 47.5
NEGOTIATED GRID 9,521 13,218 6.5
Steer and Heifer 9,521 11,755 93.6
Other fed cattle 1,463 6.4
Packer Financing involved 439
Delivered Location chosen by packer 45,970 154,304 57.2
Delivered Date chosen by packer 80,898 203,145 81.1
DELIVERED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED
Steer and Heifer
Other fed cattle
FORMULA 1,392
Steer and Heifer 1,392 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 2,154 .6
Steer and Heifer 2,154 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 1,324
Steer and Heifer 1,271 96.0
Other fed cattle 53 4.0
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 4,870 1.4
Delivered Date chosen by packer 4,870 1.4
DELIVERED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 72,931
Kansas 85,016
Nebraska 69,659
Colorado 17,902
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 51,009
North plains/Eastern Mountain 10,477
Western States 19,039
Eastern Cornbelt 10,804
Northeast 8,227
Southeast 442
Canada 4,870
COMMITTED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 79,140 18,161 24.8
Steer and Heifer 77,607 18,037 98.3
Other fed cattle 1,533 124 1.7
FORMULA 20,072 207,528 58.0
Steer and Heifer 19,442 186,034 90.3
Other fed cattle 630 21,494 9.7
FORWARD CONTRACT 2,113 34,464 9.3
Steer and Heifer 2,113 23,960 71.3
Other fed cattle 10,504 28.7
NEGOTIATED GRID 11,457 12,234 6.0
Steer and Heifer 11,246 10,800 93.1
Other fed cattle 211 1,434 6.9
Packer Financing involved 70
Delivered Location chosen by packer 60,733 167,987 58.3
Delivered Date chosen by packer 103,999 219,906 82.5
COMMITTED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED
Steer and Heifer
Other fed cattle
FORMULA 2,717 .7
Steer and Heifer 2,717 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 3,319 .8
Steer and Heifer 3,319 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 1,202
Steer and Heifer 1,186 98.7
Other fed cattle 16 1.3
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 7,238 1.8
Delivered Date chosen by packer 7,238 1.8
COMMITTED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 82,325
Kansas 97,039
Nebraska 74,731
Colorado 25,502
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 54,061
North plains/Eastern Mountain 12,994
Western States 20,081
Eastern Cornbelt 11,461
Northeast 6,799
Southeast 176
Canada 7,238
REGION OF ORIGIN NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN
Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico 12,486
Kansas 14,522
Nebraska 18,853
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