Daily Estimated Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 11, 2011       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

**This report will not be published on Monday, January 17, 2011 due
to federal holiday.**
                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Tuesday 01/11/2011       (est)   126,000     4,000     391,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                   127,000     4,000     417,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                   126,000     4,000     424,000     9,000
Week to date (est)               242,000     7,000     781,000    16,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      243,000     7,000     840,000    15,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      252,000     8,000     845,000    19,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
                 Monday           92,000                24,000

**Revised Monday Cattle Slaughter..116,000**
**Revised Monday Hog Slaughter..390,000**

Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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