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St Joseph, MO    Tue Feb 10, 2009       USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                                CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP
Tuesday 02/10/2009       (est)   127,000     4,000     428,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                   124,000     4,000     429,000     9,000
Year ago (act)                   123,000     3,000     428,000     9,000
Week to date (est)               252,000     8,000     857,000    19,000
Same Period Last Week (est)      249,000     8,000     853,000    19,000
Same Period Last Year (act)      242,000     5,000     857,000    19,000
Previous Day Estimated        Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
                 Monday           98,000                27,000




Source:  USDA Market News, St Joseph, MO
         816-238-0678   e-mail:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews


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