Estimated Livestock Slaughter

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

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 03/22/2013        (est)   111,000     3,000     425,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                   117,000     3,000     424,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   109,000     3,000     415,000     7,000
Week to date (est)               589,000    15,000   2,128,000    44,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      598,000    15,000   2,117,000    41,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      598,000    13,000   2,077,000    38,000

Saturday 03/23/2013      (est)    12,000         0      48,000     2,000
Week ago (est)                     8,000         0      86,000     2,000
Year ago (act)                     5,000         0      55,000     2,000
Week to date (est)               601,000    15,000   2,176,000    46,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      606,000    15,000   2,203,000    43,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     603,000    13,000   2,132,000    40,000
2013 Year to Date              7,041,000   177,000  25,476,000   454,000
2012 *Year to Date             7,287,000   171,000  25,768,000   446,000
Percent change                     -3.4%      3.6%       -1.1%      1.8%
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             93,000                27,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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