Estimated Livestock Slaughter

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 17, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

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                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Thursday 01/17/2013      (est)   124,000     3,000     430,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                   124,000     3,000     432,000     9,000
Year ago (act)                   119,000     2,000     424,000     8,000
Week to date (est)               504,000    13,000   1,720,000    32,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      501,000    13,000   1,720,000    33,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      498,000    11,000   1,643,000    30,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Wednesday            96,000                28,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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