Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.73 million head, up 1.21 percent from a year ago levels. The slaughter is forecast to trend higher over the next six weeks, projected at 2.70 million head this week and to 2.775 million head on the week ending November 21^st. Over the next six weeks, the hog slaughter is forecast to average just under 7 percent over the…