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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 11/06/2009        (est)   118,000     4,000     428,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                   120,000     4,000     425,000     8,000
Year ago (act)                   117,000     5,000     430,000     8,000
Week to date (est)               608,000    19,000   2,158,000    48,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      620,000    18,000   2,148,000    46,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      604,000    21,000   2,161,000    47,000

Saturday 11/07/2009      (est)    21,000         0     144,000     2,000
Week ago (est)                    31,000         0     146,000         0
Year ago (act)                    20,000         0     143,000         0
Week to date (est)               629,000    19,000   2,302,000    50,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      651,000    18,000   2,294,000    46,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     624,000    20,000   2,305,000    47,000
2009 Year to Date             28,119,000   777,000  95,784,000 1,954,000
2008 *Year to Date            29,344,000   790,000  98,636,000 2,047,000
Percent change                     -4.2%     -1.6%       -2.9%     -4.6%
2009 *Totals subject to revision
2008 *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                26,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO