Estimated Livestock Slaughter

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Apr 12, 2012       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Thursday 04/12/2012      (est)   124,000     2,000     417,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                   124,000     2,000     415,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   128,000     2,000     395,000    11,000
Week to date (est)               460,000    11,000   1,526,000    31,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      498,000    11,000   1,667,000    30,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      513,000    11,000   1,624,000    38,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Wednesday            91,000                23,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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