SJ_LS710       ***Corrections on Year to dates and Percentages***
St Joseph, MO    Fri Feb 15, 2019     USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE   CALVES        HOGS     SHEEP
Friday 02/15/2019        (est  111,000    2,000     465,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                 115,000    2,000     442,000     8,000
Year ago (act)                 114,000    3,000     442,000     7,000
Week to date (est)             570,000   12,000   2,296,000    38,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    585,000   10,000   2,299,000    38,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    579,000   10,000   2,299,000    36,000

Saturday 02/16/2019      (est   26,000        0     218,000     1,000
Week ago (est)                  35,000        0     217,000     1,000
Year ago (act)                  23,000        0      87,000         0
Week to date (est)             596,000   12,000   2,514,000    39,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    620,000   10,000   2,516,000    39,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)   589,000   10,000   2,389,000    36,000
2019 Year to Date         ***3,535,000   65,000  14,430,000   216,000***
2018 *Year to Date        ***4,168,000   73,000  16,465,000   246,000***
Percent change             ***  -15.2%   -11.1%      -12.4%    -12.2%***
2019 *Totals subject to revision
2018 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated       Steer and Heifer  Cow and Bull
                 Thursday       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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