Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri May 25, 2012       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

**This report will not be published on Monday, May 28, 2012 due to
federal holiday.**
                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 05/25/2012        (est)   124,000     2,000     392,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                   127,000     2,000     400,000     5,000
Year ago (act)                   129,000     3,000     394,000     7,000
Week to date (est)               626,000    13,000   2,059,000    37,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      632,000    13,000   2,042,000    37,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      645,000    14,000   2,024,000    39,000

Saturday 05/26/2012      (est)    10,000         0      10,000         0
Week ago (est)                     9,000         0      71,000         0
Year ago (act)                    29,000         0      21,000         0
Week to date (est)               636,000    13,000   2,069,000    37,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      641,000    13,000   2,113,000    37,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     674,000    14,000   2,045,000    39,000
2012 Year to Date             12,851,000   288,000  44,589,000   793,000
2011 *Year to Date            13,501,000   324,000  43,876,000   826,000
Percent change                     -4.8%    -11.2%        1.6%     -4.0%
2012 *Totals subject to revision
2011 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Thursday            101,000                25,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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