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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