SJ_LS710  **Correction to Cattle WTD and Thursday S/H Total**
St Joseph, MO    Fri Dec 07, 2018     USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE   CALVES        HOGS     SHEEP
Friday 12/07/2018        (est  121,000    2,000     473,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                 121,000    2,000     473,000     8,000
Year ago (act)                 116,000    3,000     458,000     7,000
Week to date (est)             602,000   10,000   2,366,000    41,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    597,000   10,000   2,339,000    42,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    594,000   11,000   2,314,000    40,000

Saturday 12/08/2018      (est   65,000        0     192,000         0
Week ago (est)                  43,000        0     192,000         0
Year ago (act)                  46,000        0     227,000     2,000
Week to date (est)            *667,000*  10,000   2,558,000    41,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    640,000   10,000   2,531,000    42,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)   639,000   10,000   2,541,000    42,000
2018 Year to Date            30,686,00  525,000 116,044,000 1,863,000
2017 *Year to Date           29,963,00  471,000 113,352,000 1,813,000
Percent change                    2.4%    11.4%        2.4%      2.7%
2018 *Totals subject to revision
2017 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated       Steer and Heifer  Cow and Bull
                 Thursday     **97,000**             24,000




Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, St Joseph, MO
         816-676-7000   e-mail:  stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
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