Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Feb 01, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 02/01/2013        (est)   122,000     4,000     417,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                   122,000     4,000     415,000     6,000
Year ago (act)                   105,000     3,000     398,000     6,000
Week to date (est)               609,000    16,000   2,083,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      619,000    16,000   2,063,000    37,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      588,000    14,000   2,044,000    36,000

Saturday 02/02/2013      (est)    12,000         0      93,000         0
Week ago (est)                     6,000         0      90,000         0
Year ago (act)                     5,000         0      86,000         0
Week to date (est)               621,000    16,000   2,176,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      625,000    16,000   2,153,000    37,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     591,000    15,000   2,131,000    36,000
2013 Year to Date              2,919,000    75,000  10,415,000   173,000
2012 *Year to Date             3,018,000    74,000  10,783,000   174,000
Percent change                     -3.3%      0.8%       -3.4%     -0.7%
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                26,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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