WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Feb 5, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/24/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 93,348 3,385 367,748 8,962 1,726 514 161
Tuesday 119,273 3,760 390,125 11,674 3,192 0 120
Wednesday 127,141 4,177 388,599 10,715 2,401 177 163
Thursday 129,760 2,782 391,405 10,304 3,022 394 127
Friday 130,334 3,218 377,727 7,871 2,683 0 132
Saturday 23,709 1 117,945 66 91 0 0
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Total 623,565 17,323 2,033,549 49,592 13,115 1,085 703
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%Steers 47.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.1
%Heifers 32.4 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 3.9
%Cows 18.1 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.7
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 01/24/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 469.3 Cattle 1,256 757
Steers 812
Heifers 747
Cows 613
Bulls & Stags 901
Calves & Veal 3.5 Calves 334 206
Pork 407.8 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 316
Stags & Boars 237
Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 71
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 884.2
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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 24, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 623,565
: Steers : 297,825 47.8
: Heifers : 202,209 32.4
: Dairy Cows : 55,291 8.9
: Other Cows : 57,748 9.3
: Bulls : 10,492 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,323
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,033,549
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,968,244 96.8
: Sows : 60,910 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 4,395 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 49,592
: Mature Sheep : 1,935 3.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 47,657 96.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 24, 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. : 41,545 29,631 76.2 9,186 10,768 21.4
Tue. : 56,974 37,031 78.8 11,301 12,022 19.6
Wed. : 58,363 44,270 80.7 11,621 10,962 17.8
Thu. : 64,695 41,228 81.6 10,853 11,023 16.9
Fri. : 62,562 43,557 81.4 11,287 10,857 17.0
Sat. : 13,686 6,492 85.1 1,043 2,116 13.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:297,825 202,209 80.2 55,291 57,748 18.1
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service