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St Joseph, MO    Thu Apr 07, 2011       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Thursday 04/07/2011      (est)   128,000     3,000     414,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                   128,000     3,000     420,000     8,000
Year ago (act)                   125,000     3,000     414,000     8,000
Week to date (est)               502,000    13,000   1,653,000    33,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      504,000    13,000   1,672,000    34,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      494,000    12,000   1,530,000    32,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Wednesday            92,000                26,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
         816-238-0678 or 816-676-7000   e-mail:  stjoe.lgmn@ams.usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews


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