Cattle weights +2.8% from last year, hogs +1.4%.

The weekly Actual Slaughter report detailed meat production statistics for the first week of October.

Dressed steer weights rose sharply from last week's dip, +9 lbs. to now 950. Dressed heifers were unchanged from the prior week's 857. Compared with last year steer weights increased from +21 lbs. to now +28. Heifers slipped from +25 lbs. to now +20.

Cattle weights were +2.5% year/year in the prior week. They are now +2.8%.

Dressed barrow/gilt weights were unchanged from the prior week, now 211 lbs. Compared with last year, as this is a time of seasonal increases, they fell from +4 lbs. to now +3.

Hog weights fell from +1.9% year over year to +1.4%.

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