WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thur March 18, 2004 USDA, Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/06/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 113,059 3,620 393,186 12,499 2,616 440 84
Tuesday 129,958 3,917 389,332 11,411 2,508 0 21
Wednesday 115,961 3,224 387,303 11,500 1,176 249 137
Thursday 124,709 2,850 385,311 11,731 2,146 433 161
Friday 117,329 4,052 379,079 9,153 1,111 0 114
Saturday 13,088 0 44,341 55 42 0 27
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Total 614,104 17,663 1,978,552 56,349 9,599 1,122 544
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%Steers 47.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.2 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.3
%Heifers 34.7 %Sows 3.5 %Mature Sheep 3.7
%Cows 15.8 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 03/06/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 455.2 Cattle 1,229 745
Steers 790
Heifers 729
Cows 631
Bulls & Stags 885
Calves & Veal 3.4 Calves 324 198
Pork 395.8 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 192
Lamb & Mutton 4.1 Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 858.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 06, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 614,104
: Steers : 294,147 47.9
: Heifers : 213,123 34.7
: Dairy Cows : 50,780 8.3
: Other Cows : 46,470 7.6
: Bulls : 9,584 1.6
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,663
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,978,552
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,904,125 96.2
: Sows : 68,874 3.5
: Stags/Boars : 5,553 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 56,349
: Mature Sheep : 2,087 3.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 54,262 96.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 06, 2004
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: Number of Head Slaughtered
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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. : 56,476 37,115 82.8 8,797 8,909 15.7
Tue. : 63,590 43,937 82.7 10,605 9,882 15.8
Wed. : 54,805 39,937 81.7 9,920 9,432 16.7
Thu. : 57,385 45,757 82.7 10,150 9,338 15.6
Fri. : 54,904 40,992 81.7 10,893 8,637 16.6
Sat. : 6,987 5,385 94.5 415 272 5.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:294,147 213,123 82.6 50,780 46,470 15.8
Source: USDA, NASS
Washington, DC 202-720-7316
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