Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Dec 07, 2012       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 12/07/2012        (est)   119,000     3,000     428,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                   120,000     3,000     428,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   111,000     4,000     423,000     6,000
Week to date (est)               615,000    15,000   2,157,000    42,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      612,000    15,000   2,154,000    40,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      627,000    17,000   2,140,000    36,000

Saturday 12/08/2012      (est)    24,000         0     207,000     2,000
Week ago (est)                    23,000         0     245,000         0
Year ago (act)                    20,000         0     188,000     2,000
Week to date (est)               639,000    15,000   2,364,000    44,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      635,000    15,000   2,399,000    40,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     646,000    16,000   2,328,000    39,000
2012 Year to Date             30,582,000   705,000 105,482,000 1,883,000
2011 *Year to Date            31,762,000   790,000 103,495,000 1,884,000
Percent change                     -3.7%    -10.7%        1.9%     -0.1%
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             98,000                30,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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