Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 250,000 to 270,000 head versus
249,000 week ago and 261,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 126,000 to
131,000 head versus 126,000 week ago and 131,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
