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St Joseph, MO    Thu Jul 03, 2008       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

**This report will not be published on Friday, July 4, 2008 due to
federal holiday.**

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Thursday 07/03/2008      (est)   126,000     4,000     421,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                   127,000     3,000     421,000     9,000
Year ago (act)                   124,000     3,000     397,000    11,000
Week to date (est)               510,000    14,000   1,697,000    34,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      508,000    13,000   1,681,000    33,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      378,000     9,000   1,181,000    31,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Wednesday           104,000                24,000



Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
         816-238-0678   e-mail:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews


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