Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Feb 15, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

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                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 02/15/2013        (est)   110,000     3,000     408,000     6,000
Week ago (est)                   108,000     3,000     401,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   119,000     3,000     395,000     6,000
Week to date (est)               582,000    15,000   2,086,000    39,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      584,000    15,000   2,081,000    37,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      601,000    15,000   2,077,000    36,000

Saturday 02/16/2013      (est)    14,000         0      59,000         0
Week ago (est)                     9,000         0      58,000         0
Year ago (act)                    10,000         0      73,000         0
Week to date (est)               596,000    15,000   2,145,000    39,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      593,000    15,000   2,139,000    37,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     610,000    14,000   2,151,000    36,000
2013 Year to Date              4,105,000   103,000  14,672,000   247,000
2012 *Year to Date             4,227,000   103,000  15,047,000   248,000
Percent change                     -2.9%     -0.1%       -2.5%     -0.4%
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             94,000                25,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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