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Washington D.C.           Thu    May 13, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  05/01/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       116,284    4,114    382,820      9,677    2,150     488        80

 Tuesday      129,185    3,807    383,804      8,057    2,802       0        81

 Wednesday    131,561    3,025    376,898     10,679    1,724     296       162

 Thursday     129,809    3,203    383,154     10,036    2,997     297       154

 Friday       125,142    3,028    372,221      7,647    1,433       0        66

 Saturday      32,833      285     12,545         65       91       0         0

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 Total        664,814   17,462  1,911,442     46,161   11,197   1,081       543

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 %Steers         53.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.3       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.0

 %Heifers        30.3    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        7.0

 %Cows           14.3    %Stags & Boars     0.3

 %Bulls & Stags   1.7

 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  05/01/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           483.6    Cattle                1,202             731

                         Steers                                  770

                         Heifers                                 711

                         Cows                                    606

                         Bulls & Stags                           895



 Calves & Veal    3.7    Calves                  353             215



 Pork           380.5    Hogs                    267             200

                         Barrows & Gilts                         196

                         Sows                                    314

                         Stags & Boars                           215



 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   142              71

                         Mature Sheep                             67

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        72

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 Total Meat

 Production     871.1

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 01, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       664,814

                 : Steers          :       357,406      53.8

                 : Heifers         :       201,324      30.3

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,022       6.0

                 : Other Cows      :        54,989       8.3

                 : Bulls           :        11,073       1.7

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,462

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,911,442

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,840,378      96.3

                 : Sows            :        65,187       3.4

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,877       0.3

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,161

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,220       7.0

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,941      93.0

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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 01, 2004

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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered

               :-----------------------------------------------------

        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.   : 62,011   34,814    83.3     6,401  10,983   14.9

        Tue.   : 69,128   38,070    83.0     8,155  11,558   15.3

        Wed.   : 72,443   36,823    83.1     9,355  10,720   15.3

        Thu.   : 70,773   38,579    84.2     7,437  10,960   14.2

        Fri.   : 65,047   38,752    82.9     8,644  10,295   15.1

        Sat.   : 18,004   14,286    98.3        30     473    1.5

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:357,406  201,324    84.0    40,022  54,989   14.3



 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service