WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Apr 22, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/10/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 81,157 1,846 388,249 15,299 3,728 605 72
Tuesday 101,988 2,790 390,297 14,471 4,289 0 65
Wednesday 113,182 2,323 392,470 14,164 3,012 213 89
Thursday 125,495 2,369 389,421 13,497 2,649 155 206
Friday 123,482 3,203 363,157 7,673 1,690 179 60
Saturday 20,387 692 49,360 29 72 0 0
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Total 565,691 13,223 1,972,954 65,133 15,440 1,152 492
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%Steers 51.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 31.6 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 5.0
%Cows 15.4 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.8
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 04/10/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 413.2 Cattle 1,207 734
Steers 775
Heifers 714
Cows 619
Bulls & Stags 904
Calves & Veal 2.3 Calves 284 174
Pork 393.6 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 222
Lamb & Mutton 4.2 Sheep 129 65
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 813.3
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 10, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 565,691
: Steers : 289,835 51.2
: Heifers : 178,936 31.6
: Dairy Cows : 39,259 6.9
: Other Cows : 47,578 8.4
: Bulls : 10,083 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 13,223
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,972,954
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,903,817 96.5
: Sows : 64,312 3.3
: Stags/Boars : 4,825 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 65,133
: Mature Sheep : 3,267 5.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 61,866 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 10, 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. : 40,851 22,844 78.5 6,179 9,307 19.1
Tue. : 52,617 29,244 80.3 8,143 10,038 17.8
Wed. : 57,461 36,592 83.1 8,476 8,760 15.2
Thu. : 66,076 38,324 83.2 7,381 11,395 15.0
Fri. : 63,397 41,648 85.1 8,544 7,946 13.4
Sat. : 9,433 10,284 96.7 536 132 3.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:289,835 178,936 82.9 39,259 47,578 15.4
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service