Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 295,000 to 308,000 head versus
305,000 week ago and 308,000 a year ago.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 128,000 to
132,000 head versus 130,000 week ago and 126,000 a year ago.
 Reuter
