Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 280,000 to 287,000 head versus
257,000 week ago and 311,000 a year ago.
    Saturday's hog slaughter is guesstimated at about 40,000 to
55,000 head.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 121,000 to
126,000 head versus 128,000 week ago and 136,000 a year ago.
    Saturday's cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 19,000
to 35,000 head.
 Reuter
