SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Tue Apr 24, 2018     USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE   CALVES        HOGS     SHEEP
Tuesday 04/24/2018       (est  120,000    2,000     466,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                 120,000    2,000     468,000     9,000
Year ago (act)                 117,000    2,000     441,000     7,000
Week to date (est)             237,000    4,000     930,000    16,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    236,000    4,000     932,000    16,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    232,000    4,000     884,000    14,000
Previous Day Estimated       Steer and Heifer  Cow and Bull
                 Monday         93,000               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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