Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 260,000 to 265,000 head, versus
259,000 a week ago and 262,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated in the 127,000 to 130,000
head range, versus 125,000 week ago and 138,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
