SJ_LS710
St Joseph, MO    Tue Oct 17, 2017     USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE   CALVES        HOGS     SHEEP
Tuesday 10/17/2017       (est  117,000    2,000     455,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                 118,000    2,000     463,000     9,000
Year ago (act)                 115,000    3,000     444,000     8,000
Week to date (est)             227,000    4,000     901,000    17,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    233,000    4,000     926,000    16,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    229,000    5,000     885,000    17,000
Previous Day Estimated       Steer and Heifer  Cow and Bull
                 Monday         89,000               21,000




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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