Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Feb 22, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 02/22/2013        (est)   103,000     3,000     403,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                   110,000     3,000     408,000     6,000
Year ago (act)                   114,000     3,000     403,000     7,000
Week to date (est)               548,000    15,000   2,028,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      582,000    15,000   2,086,000    39,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      583,000    15,000   2,045,000    38,000

Saturday 02/23/2013      (est)    25,000         0      38,000         0
Week ago (est)                    14,000         0      59,000         0
Year ago (act)                     4,000         0      79,000         0
Week to date (est)               573,000    15,000   2,066,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      596,000    15,000   2,145,000    39,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     587,000    14,000   2,124,000    38,000
2013 Year to Date              4,677,000   118,000  16,740,000   284,000
2012 *Year to Date             4,814,000   117,000  17,171,000   286,000
Percent change                     -2.8%      0.6%       -2.5%     -0.6%
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             70,000                23,000

**Revised Thursday Cattle Slaughter..93,000  New Week-to-Date..445,000**
**Revised Thursday Hog Slaughter..398,000  New Week-to-Date..1,625,000**

Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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