WA_LS711

Washington D.C.     Thur   Feb 12, 2004 USDA



       Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  01/31/2004

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              Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                        Head

Monday       115,340    4,052    324,840      9,766    2,208     453        83

Tuesday      124,807    3,704    340,572     10,233    3,091      52        75

Wednesday    119,289    3,690    369,044     10,315    2,469     176       173

Thursday     123,379    2,744    376,851     11,265    3,723     238       111

Friday       109,054    3,329    378,466      8,081    3,504       0       109

Saturday       7,362        1    106,782        215      548       0         2

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Total        599,231   17,520  1,896,555     49,875   15,543     919       553

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%Steers         48.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9

%Heifers        33.7    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.1

%Cows           16.2    %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  01/31/2004

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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

Beef           450.7    Cattle                1,247             756

                        Steers                                  806

                        Heifers                                 742

                        Cows                                    623

                        Bulls & Stags                           885



Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  343             211



Pork           380.2    Hogs                    269             201

                        Barrows & Gilts                         197

                        Sows                                    315

                        Stags & Boars                           225



Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   142              72

                        Mature Sheep                             68

                        Lambs & Yearlings                        72

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Total Meat

Production     838.1

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.



                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 31, 2004



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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       599,231

                 : Steers          :       291,896      48.7

                 : Heifers         :       201,805      33.7

                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,258       8.4

                 : Other Cows      :        46,652       7.8

                 : Bulls           :         8,620       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,520

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,896,555

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,829,544      96.5

                 : Sows            :        61,019       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,992       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,875

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,540       5.1

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,335      94.9

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

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 31, 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.   : 54,647   40,544    82.5     8,339  10,021   15.9

        Tue.   : 60,591   45,254    84.8     9,752   8,078   14.3

        Wed.   : 61,577   36,020    81.8    10,512   9,259   16.6

        Thu.   : 61,793   39,714    82.3     9,880  10,126   16.2

        Fri.   : 50,384   37,259    80.4    11,022   8,659   18.0

        Sat.   :  2,904    3,014    80.4       753     509   17.1

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:291,896  201,805    82.4    50,258  46,652   16.2



Source: USDA, NASS

        Washington, DC 202-720-7316

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