Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 275,000 to 285,000 head versus
157,000 week ago and 305,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 120,000 to
126,000 head versus 109,000 week ago and 133,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
