Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 08, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Tuesday 01/08/2013       (est)   127,000     3,000     428,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                     1,000     1,000       2,000         0
Year ago (act)                   129,000     3,000     419,000     7,000
Week to date (est)               254,000     7,000     860,000    17,000
Same Period Last Week (est)       83,000     4,000     359,000     7,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      257,000     7,000     847,000    15,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
                 Monday           99,000                28,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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