Chicago Mercantile Exchange floortraders and commission house representatives are guesstimating
today's hog slaughter at about 300,000 to 307,000 head versus
295,000 week ago and 314,000 a year ago.
    Saturday's hog slaughter is guesstimated at about 70,000 to
90,000 head.
    Cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 122,000 to
126,000 head versus 122,000 week ago and 124,000 a year ago.
    Saturday's cattle slaughter is guesstimated at about 20,000
to 30,000 head.
 Reuter
