SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Thu May 23, 2013       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Thursday 05/23/2013      (est)   124,000     2,000     413,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                   124,000     2,000     401,000     8,000
Year ago (act)                   127,000     2,000     416,000     8,000
Week to date (est)               497,000    11,000   1,647,000    34,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      496,000    11,000   1,623,000    33,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      502,000    11,000   1,669,000    31,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Wednesday            97,000                27,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
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