SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Feb 10, 2012       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 02/10/2012        (est)   100,000     3,000     400,000     6,000
Week ago (est)                   105,000     3,000     400,000     6,000
Year ago (act)                   126,000     4,000     394,000     4,000
Week to date (est)               596,000    15,000   2,081,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      587,000    16,000   2,050,000    36,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      625,000    17,000   2,059,000    36,000

Saturday 02/11/2012      (est)     6,000         0      49,000         0
Week ago (est)                     5,000         0      87,000         0
Year ago (act)                    16,000         0      91,000         0
Week to date (est)               602,000    15,000   2,130,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      592,000    16,000   2,137,000    36,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     639,000    17,000   2,150,000    36,000
2012 Year to Date              3,621,000    91,000  12,919,000   213,000
2011 *Year to Date             3,829,000   101,000  12,863,000   214,000
Percent change                     -5.4%     -9.9%        0.4%     -0.5%
2012 *Totals subject to revision
2011 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Thursday            100,000                25,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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