WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Apr 1, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/20/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,853 3,308 389,582 12,859 2,486 493 118
Tuesday 124,607 4,361 386,810 12,225 2,620 0 75
Wednesday 119,234 3,031 383,486 12,414 1,982 241 241
Thursday 126,390 3,011 385,244 12,535 2,096 347 122
Friday 117,254 3,418 371,323 10,560 1,766 0 118
Saturday 10,463 4 24,675 3,352 56 0 0
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Total 612,801 17,133 1,941,120 63,945 11,006 1,081 674
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%Steers 50.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.9
%Heifers 32.5 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 4.1
%Cows 15.5 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 03/20/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 449.4 Cattle 1,213 737
Steers 778
Heifers 720
Cows 623
Bulls & Stags 894
Calves & Veal 3.1 Calves 300 185
Pork 387.9 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 225
Lamb & Mutton 4.7 Sheep 147 74
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 845.1
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 20, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 612,801
: Steers : 309,063 50.4
: Heifers : 199,100 32.5
: Dairy Cows : 48,617 7.9
: Other Cows : 46,338 7.6
: Bulls : 9,683 1.6
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,133
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,941,120
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,871,922 96.4
: Sows : 64,031 3.3
: Stags/Boars : 5,167 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 63,945
: Mature Sheep : 2,601 4.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 61,344 95.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 20, 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. : 59,146 38,082 84.7 7,684 8,212 13.8
Tue. : 63,797 38,094 81.8 10,562 10,181 16.6
Wed. : 56,876 40,462 81.6 10,479 9,299 16.6
Thu. : 66,500 39,548 83.9 9,294 9,176 14.6
Fri. : 58,850 36,603 81.4 10,429 9,385 16.9
Sat. : 3,894 6,311 97.5 169 85 2.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:309,063 199,100 82.9 48,617 46,338 15.5
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service