SJ_LS710                             **Correction on Sat Hog Slaughter**
St Joseph, MO    Fri Nov 20, 2009       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 11/20/2009        (est)   120,000     4,000     427,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                   118,000     4,000     413,000     9,000
Year ago (act)                   124,000     5,000     429,000     8,000
Week to date (est)               609,000    19,000   2,159,000    48,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      595,000    19,000   2,105,000    50,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      615,000    22,000   2,173,000    46,000

Saturday 11/21/2009      (est)    22,000         0   **163,000**   1,000
Week ago (est)                    30,000         0     185,000     1,000
Year ago (act)                    21,000         0     194,000         0
Week to date (est)               631,000    19,000 **2,322,000**  49,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      625,000    19,000   2,290,000    51,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     636,000    21,000   2,368,000    46,000
2009 Year to Date             29,382,000   817,000*100,393,000*2,054,000
2008 *Year to Date            30,600,000   831,000 103,324,000 2,140,000
Percent change                     -4.0%     -1.7%       -2.8%     -4.0%
2009 *Totals subject to revision
2008 *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                27,000




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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