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Washington D.C.           Thu    Aug 12, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  07/31/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       122,454    3,368    375,554     11,367    2,086     486        30

 Tuesday      129,613    3,699    380,083      9,013    2,843       0       126

 Wednesday    120,757    3,385    374,142     10,842    2,488     283       178

 Thursday     127,901    2,157    378,988     12,099    1,852     236       109

 Friday       121,506    3,219    362,145      7,792    1,696       0        76

 Saturday      10,969        0     17,650        820       28       0         0

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 Total        633,200   15,828  1,888,562     51,933   10,993   1,005       519

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 %Steers         52.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.0

 %Heifers        31.4    %Sows              3.3       %Mature Sheep        6.0

 %Cows           14.7    %Stags & Boars     0.3

 %Bulls & Stags   1.9

 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  07/31/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           481.0    Cattle                1,245             764

                         Steers                                  816

                         Heifers                                 741

                         Cows                                    607

                         Bulls & Stags                           895



 Calves & Veal    3.0    Calves                  312             190



 Pork           368.5    Hogs                    262             196

                         Barrows & Gilts                         192

                         Sows                                    309

                         Stags & Boars                           220



 Lamb & Mutton    3.4    Sheep                   131              66

                         Mature Sheep                             65

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        66

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 Total Meat

 Production     855.9

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 31, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       633,200

                 : Steers          :       329,001      52.0

                 : Heifers         :       198,953      31.4

                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,309       6.8

                 : Other Cows      :        49,951       7.9

                 : Bulls           :        11,986       1.9

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,828

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,888,562

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,821,507      96.4

                 : Sows            :        61,839       3.3

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,216       0.3

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,933

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,126       6.0

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,807      94.0

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

                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 31, 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.   : 63,749   38,663    83.6     6,837  10,839   14.4

        Tue.   : 67,913   40,470    83.6     9,034  10,024   14.7

        Wed.   : 64,866   36,464    83.9     8,604   8,764   14.4

        Thu.   : 65,493   41,413    83.6     8,343  10,110   14.4

        Fri.   : 62,430   36,800    81.7    10,151   9,521   16.2

        Sat.   :  4,550    5,143    88.4       340     693    9.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:329,001  198,953    83.4    43,309  49,951   14.7





 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service