SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Oct 19, 2018     USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE   CALVES        HOGS     SHEEP
Friday 10/19/2018        (est  115,000    2,000     464,000     6,000
Week ago (est)                 115,000    2,000     459,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                 114,000    3,000     455,000     6,000
Week to date (est)             582,000   10,000   2,354,000    37,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    583,000   10,000   2,321,000    39,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    580,000   11,000   2,279,000    37,000

Saturday 10/20/2018      (est   43,000        0     235,000     1,000
Week ago (est)                  56,000        0     168,000         0
Year ago (act)                  53,000        0     188,000         0
Week to date (est)             625,000   10,000   2,589,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    639,000   10,000   2,489,000    39,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)   633,000   10,000   2,468,000    37,000
2018 Year to Date            26,207,00  442,000  98,322,000 1,588,000
2017 *Year to Date           25,570,00  402,000  96,185,000 1,542,000
Percent change                    2.5%     9.9%        2.2%      3.0%
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       92,000               23,000




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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