WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu May 6, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/24/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 112,736 3,328 396,953 11,006 1,970 560 145
Tuesday 130,847 3,455 389,876 7,992 2,518 34 50
Wednesday 125,428 3,430 381,056 9,442 2,145 175 130
Thursday 126,832 2,690 385,996 10,620 1,725 334 120
Friday 121,234 3,210 377,944 8,453 1,775 0 121
Saturday 21,675 5 20,243 142 103 0 0
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Total 638,752 16,118 1,952,068 47,655 10,236 1,103 566
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%Steers 52.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.6
%Heifers 31.2 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 6.4
%Cows 15.0 %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 04/24/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 461.2 Cattle 1,192 726
Steers 766
Heifers 704
Cows 610
Bulls & Stags 904
Calves & Veal 3.4 Calves 360 218
Pork 389.4 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 311
Stags & Boars 226
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 857.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 24, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 638,752
: Steers : 332,004 52.0
: Heifers : 199,466 31.2
: Dairy Cows : 41,839 6.6
: Other Cows : 54,133 8.5
: Bulls : 11,310 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,118
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,952,068
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,881,486 96.4
: Sows : 65,781 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 4,801 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 47,655
: Mature Sheep : 3,066 6.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 44,589 93.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 24, 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. : 56,944 38,215 84.4 5,832 9,927 14.0
Tue. : 71,222 37,612 83.2 8,441 11,240 15.0
Wed. : 65,686 37,249 82.1 9,251 10,941 16.1
Thu. : 64,434 39,984 82.3 8,515 11,475 15.8
Fri. : 61,919 37,299 81.8 9,712 9,912 16.2
Sat. : 11,799 9,107 96.5 88 638 3.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:332,004 199,466 83.2 41,839 54,133 15.0
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service