WA_LS711
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
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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. : 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