Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri May 04, 2012       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 05/04/2012        (est)   123,000     2,000     401,000     6,000
Week ago (est)                   115,000     2,000     404,000     6,000
Year ago (act)                   128,000     3,000     373,000     5,000
Week to date (est)               613,000    13,000   2,040,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      603,000    13,000   2,055,000    35,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      646,000    14,000   1,988,000    38,000

Saturday 05/05/2012      (est)    10,000         0      29,000         0
Week ago (est)                     8,000         0      37,000         0
Year ago (act)                    13,000         0       2,000         0
Week to date (est)               623,000    13,000   2,069,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      611,000    13,000   2,092,000    35,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     659,000    15,000   1,990,000    38,000
2012 Year to Date             10,924,000   250,000  38,313,000   684,000
2011 *Year to Date            11,515,000   283,000  37,819,000   709,000
Percent change                     -5.1%    -11.6%        1.3%     -3.5%
2012 *Totals subject to revision
2011 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Thursday            102,000                24,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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