The protein market was quiet to start the week. 

Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.601 million head, down 1.5 percent from a year ago levels. The slaughter is forecast to trend higher over the next six weeks, projected at 2.65 million head this week and up to 2.75 million head on the week ending November 7^th. While slaughter is expected to average nearly 100,000 head less per week versus the…