USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 12/01 11:05
12/01/2025 | 11:05 am CST USDA National Wkly Slaughter Cattle Report 12/01 11:05
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St Joseph, MO Mon, Dec 01, 2025
WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE
Confirmed Week Ago Year Ago Week to Date Week Ago Year Ago
Total Delivered 340,449 391,156 382,814
Total Committed 321,747 396,570 390,742
DELIVERED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 37,376 13,051 14.8
Steer and Heifer 36,412 12,888 97.8
Other fed cattle 964 163 2.2
FORMULA 14,514 193,286 61.0
Steer and Heifer 14,499 175,195 91.3
Other fed cattle 15 18,091 8.7
FORWARD CONTRACT 5,351 41,746 13.8
Steer and Heifer 5,351 29,468 73.9
Other fed cattle 12,278 26.1
NEGOTIATED GRID 13,611 14,899 8.4
Steer and Heifer 13,611 12,964 93.2
Other fed cattle 1,935 6.8
Packer Financing involved 376
Delivered Location chosen by packer 32,019 166,850 58.4
Delivered Date chosen by packer 66,031 214,857 82.5
DELIVERED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 180
Steer and Heifer
Other fed cattle 180 100.0
FORMULA 1,548 .5
Steer and Heifer 1,548 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 3,363 1.0
Steer and Heifer 3,363 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 1,524
Steer and Heifer 1,499 98.4
Other fed cattle 25 1.6
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 6,615 1.9
Delivered Date chosen by packer 6,615 1.9
DELIVERED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 69,394
Kansas 72,418
Nebraska 70,336
Colorado 27,940
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 53,423
North plains/Eastern Mountain 11,221
Western States 14,816
Eastern Cornbelt 8,801
Northeast 5,149
Southeast 336
Canada 6,615
COMMITTED - DOMESTIC
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED 37,387 16,291 16.7
Steer and Heifer 37,190 16,148 99.4
Other fed cattle 197 143 .6
FORMULA 12,075 193,367 63.9
Steer and Heifer 12,047 174,327 90.7
Other fed cattle 28 19,040 9.3
FORWARD CONTRACT 3,594 25,921 9.2
Steer and Heifer 3,559 16,272 67.2
Other fed cattle 35 9,649 32.8
NEGOTIATED GRID 8,546 14,736 7.2
Steer and Heifer 8,546 13,872 96.3
Other fed cattle 864 3.7
Packer Financing involved 96
Delivered Location chosen by packer 29,714 155,811 57.7
Delivered Date chosen by packer 55,459 202,804 80.3
COMMITTED - IMPORTED
Head Count
Live Dressed Percentage
NEGOTIATED
Steer and Heifer
Other fed cattle
FORMULA 3,633 1.1
Steer and Heifer 3,633 100.0
Other fed cattle
FORWARD CONTRACT 4,234 1.3
Steer and Heifer 4,234 100.0
Other fed cattle
NEGOTIATED GRID 1,963 .6
Steer and Heifer 1,947 99.2
Other fed cattle 16 .8
Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by packer 9,830 3.1
Delivered Date chosen by packer 9,830 3.1
COMMITTED :
REGION OF ORIGIN Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico 66,159
Kansas 76,014
Nebraska 74,365
Colorado 16,261
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri 39,471
North plains/Eastern Mountain 11,254
Western States 17,723
Eastern Cornbelt 6,489
Northeast 3,931
Southeast 250
Canada 9,830
REGION OF ORIGIN NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN
Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico 18,870
Kansas 2,027
Nebraska 24,185
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