 Estimated cattle slaughter was 122,000 head, up 2,000 on the week and down more than 5,000 on the year. Cash hogs were steady to lower at the close. Barrels and gilts at the National Daily Direct were down $3.41, with a base range of $83 to $91. The Iowa-Minnesota was down $3.49, with a weighted average price of $87.31.