Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 262,000 to 275,000 head versus
278,000 week ago and 277,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 126,000 to
130,000 head versus 131,000 week ago and 132,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
