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Washington D.C.           Thu    Feb 26, 2004              USDA Market News



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        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  02/14/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       109,403    3,811  * 377,514 *   10,051    2,433     482        81

 Tuesday    * 129,350 *  4,018  * 384,293 *    9,815    2,263       0        98

 Wednesday    114,234    3,869  * 392,118 *    9,734    1,689     185       164

 Thursday     130,126    2,998  * 384,237 *    9,645    1,708     331       117

 Friday     * 119,445 *  3,316  * 391,386 *    7,692    2,004       0        92

 Saturday       3,341        0  *  43,865 *       73      173       0        32

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 Total      * 605,899 * 18,012 *1,973,413 *   47,010   10,270     998       584

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 %Steers         47.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.3

 %Heifers        34.5    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        4.7

 %Cows           16.4    %Stags & Boars     0.3

 %Bulls & Stags   1.4

 1/  Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore  

     do not require inspection.  Numbers refer to the amount killed in   

     Federally Inspected plants, and are not necessarily inspected.      



   Meat Production and Actual Liveweight and Dressed Weight  W/E  02/14/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           450.2    Cattle                1,229             747

                         Steers                                  795

                         Heifers                                 734

                         Cows                                    620

                         Bulls & Stags                           884



 Calves & Veal    3.7    Calves                  339             208



 Pork         * 394.3 *  Hogs                    268             200

                         Barrows & Gilts                         196

                         Sows                                    319

                         Stags & Boars                           194



 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   138              69

                         Mature Sheep                             66

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70

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 Total Meat

 Production   * 851.4

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.



                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 14, 2004



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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :     * 605,899 *

                 : Steers          :     * 289,425 *    47.8

                 : Heifers         :     * 209,037 *    34.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,835       8.4

                 : Other Cows      :        48,421       8.0

                 : Bulls           :     *   8,181 *     1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,012

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :   * 1,973,413 *

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :   * 1,904,145 *    96.5

                 : Sows            :        63,572       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :   *     5,696 *     0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,010

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,220       4.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        44,790      95.3

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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.



                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 14, 2004

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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered

               :-----------------------------------------------------

        Day    :        :         : S&H as :       :       : D&O as 

        of     :        :         : % of   : Dairy : Other : % of   

        Week   : Steers : Heifers : Day Cat: Cows  : Cows  : Day Cat

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        Mon.   : 54,158   37,162    83.5     7,377   9,245   15.2

               :

        Tue.   :*63,542*  44,001    83.1    10,889   9,422   15.7

               :

        Wed.   : 55,801   35,872    80.3    10,839   9,924   18.2

               :

        Thu.   : 59,209   49,698    83.7     9,916   9,896   15.2

               :

        Fri.   :*55,246* *41,149*   80.7    11,139   9,930   17.6

               :

        Sat.   :  1,469    1,155    78.5       675       4   20.3

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot*:289,425**209,037*   82.3    50,835  48,421   16.4



 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service