Estimated Livestock Slaughter

SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Mar 08, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 03/08/2013        (est)   110,000     3,000     423,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                   108,000     3,000     423,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   123,000     3,000     411,000     7,000
Week to date (est)               585,000    15,000   2,135,000    41,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      534,000    15,000   2,096,000    40,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      626,000    13,000   2,094,000    40,000

Saturday 03/09/2013      (est)    10,000         0      66,000     1,000
Week ago (est)                    29,000         0      72,000     1,000
Year ago (act)                     6,000         0      39,000         0
Week to date (est)               595,000    15,000   2,201,000    42,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      563,000    15,000   2,168,000    41,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     632,000    14,000   2,133,000    40,000
2013 Year to Date              5,830,000   147,000  21,106,000   366,000
2012 *Year to Date             6,066,000   145,000  21,457,000   363,000
Percent change                     -3.9%      1.6%       -1.6%      0.8%
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                26,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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