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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Friday 10/30/2009        (est)   120,000     4,000     425,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                   118,000     4,000     426,000     8,000
Year ago (act)                   123,000     5,000     430,000     8,000
Week to date (est)               620,000    18,000   2,148,000    46,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      620,000    19,000   2,142,000    47,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      617,000    21,000   2,169,000    46,000

Saturday 10/31/2009      (est)    31,000         0     146,000         0
Week ago (est)                    26,000         0     186,000         0
Year ago (act)                    22,000     1,000     209,000         0
Week to date (est)               651,000    18,000   2,294,000    46,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      646,000    19,000   2,328,000    47,000
Same Period Last Year* (act)     640,000    22,000   2,379,000    46,000
2009 Year to Date             27,491,000   759,000  93,485,000 1,904,000
2008 *Year to Date            28,720,000   770,000  96,332,000 2,000,000
Percent change                     -4.3%     -1.4%       -3.0%     -4.8%
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             99,000                27,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO