WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Jan 29, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/17/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 90,051 3,915 392,147 10,337 2,768 542 161
Tuesday 120,268 4,129 394,052 10,756 2,860 0 157
Wednesday 122,277 3,856 396,130 9,448 2,653 228 214
Thursday 130,817 3,008 393,060 10,627 2,576 361 185
Friday 119,835 3,463 383,261 8,833 2,318 0 118
Saturday 15,561 2 143,997 58 78 0 1
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Total 598,809 18,373 2,102,647 50,059 13,253 1,131 836
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%Steers 47.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 31.7 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 4.8
%Cows 19.5 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.8
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 01/17/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 447.9 Cattle 1,255 752
Steers 810
Heifers 744
Cows 610
Bulls & Stags 903
Calves & Veal 3.8 Calves 347 214
Pork 421.9 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 244
Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 877.2
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 17, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 598,809
: Steers : 281,766 47.1
: Heifers : 190,016 31.7
: Dairy Cows : 56,921 9.5
: Other Cows : 59,555 9.9
: Bulls : 10,551 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,373
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,102,647
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,033,349 96.7
: Sows : 64,267 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,031 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 50,059
: Mature Sheep : 2,413 4.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 47,646 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 17, 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. : 39,832 28,037 75.4 9,131 11,007 22.4
Tue. : 56,906 39,311 80.0 10,993 11,241 18.5
Wed. : 58,116 39,334 79.7 11,445 11,445 18.7
Thu. : 63,974 41,632 80.7 11,542 11,663 17.7
Fri. : 56,903 37,868 79.1 11,691 11,263 19.2
Sat. : 6,035 3,834 63.4 2,119 2,936 32.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:281,766 190,016 78.8 56,921 59,555 19.5
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service