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St Joseph, MO    Thu Aug 28, 2008       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Thursday 08/28/2008      (est)   127,000     4,000     431,000    10,000
Week ago (est)                   128,000     4,000     433,000    10,000
Year ago (act)                   128,000     2,000     415,000    10,000
Week to date (est)               509,000    16,000   1,726,000    36,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      505,000    16,000   1,712,000    35,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      511,000    10,000   1,631,000    39,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
             Wednesday           102,000                25,000




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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