WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Mar 25, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/13/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,387 3,775 376,140 12,589 2,497 490 150
Tuesday 123,936 3,840 349,381 11,638 2,640 89 92
Wednesday 118,735 3,774 384,743 11,501 2,250 149 150
Thursday 127,652 2,813 389,724 11,638 2,058 308 159
Friday 118,236 4,358 382,528 9,216 1,482 0 78
Saturday 20,821 0 67,519 3,034 46 0 0
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Total 623,767 18,560 1,950,035 59,616 10,973 1,036 629
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%Steers 47.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.1
%Heifers 35.8 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 3.9
%Cows 15.1 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.5
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 03/13/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 459.1 Cattle 1,218 740
Steers 781
Heifers 725
Cows 627
Bulls & Stags 905
Calves & Veal 3.5 Calves 316 194
Pork 389.7 Hogs 267 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 315
Stags & Boars 218
Lamb & Mutton 4.3 Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 856.6
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 13, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 623,767
: Steers : 297,157 47.6
: Heifers : 223,020 35.8
: Dairy Cows : 45,900 7.4
: Other Cows : 48,352 7.8
: Bulls : 9,338 1.5
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,560
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,950,035
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,878,207 96.3
: Sows : 66,633 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,195 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 59,616
: Mature Sheep : 2,333 3.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 57,283 96.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 13, 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. : 54,966 41,225 84.1 7,480 9,104 14.5
Tue. : 59,686 41,922 82.0 9,974 10,419 16.5
Wed. : 54,299 43,017 82.0 9,587 9,868 16.4
Thu. : 61,870 45,473 84.1 8,666 9,766 14.4
Fri. : 54,722 42,414 82.2 9,964 9,187 16.2
Sat. : 11,614 8,969 98.9 229 8 1.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:297,157 223,020 83.4 45,900 48,352 15.1
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service