SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Fri Dec 14, 2018     USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE   CALVES        HOGS     SHEEP
Friday 12/14/2018        (est  121,000    2,000     475,000     7,000
Week ago (est)                 121,000    2,000     473,000     7,000
Year ago (act)                 118,000    3,000     456,000     7,000
Week to date (est)             604,000   10,000   2,386,000    42,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    602,000   10,000   2,366,000    41,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    590,000   12,000   2,319,000    41,000

Saturday 12/15/2018      (est   50,000        0     226,000     1,000
Week ago (est)                  65,000        0     192,000         0
Year ago (act)                  38,000        0     257,000     1,000
Week to date (est)             654,000   10,000   2,612,000    43,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    667,000   10,000   2,558,000    41,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)   628,000   11,000   2,576,000    43,000
2018 Year to Date            31,341,00  540,000 118,655,000 1,906,000
2017 *Year to Date           30,591,00  482,000 115,927,000 1,856,000
Percent change                    2.5%    12.0%        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       98,000               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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