Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 295,000 to 305,000 head versus
307,000 week ago and 311,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 124,000 to
128,000 head versus 127,000 week ago and 126,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
