Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Jan 11, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 01/11/2013        (est)   110,000     3,000     424,000     6,000
Week ago (est)                   127,000     3,000     422,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   123,000     3,000     391,000     7,000
Week to date (est)               611,000    16,000   2,144,000    39,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      465,000    13,000   1,644,000    30,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      634,000    16,000   2,088,000    36,000

Saturday 01/12/2013      (est)    13,000         0     140,000         0
Week ago (est)                    54,000         0     325,000         0
Year ago (act)                    12,000         0     129,000         0
Week to date (est)               624,000    16,000   2,284,000    39,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      519,000    13,000   1,969,000    30,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     646,000    16,000   2,218,000    36,000
2013 Year to Date              1,061,000    26,000   3,902,000    62,000
2012 *Year to Date             1,207,000    30,000   4,282,000    68,000
Percent change                    -12.1%    -14.6%       -8.9%     -8.2%
2013 *Totals subject to revision
2012 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Thursday             96,000                28,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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