WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu May 20, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/08/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,997 3,865 360,516 10,617 2,295 517 75
Tuesday 129,996 3,753 364,367 8,516 2,573 0 44
Wednesday 130,008 3,362 365,696 9,594 2,357 315 143
Thursday 127,811 2,755 370,060 9,696 2,213 311 113
Friday 127,416 2,982 363,858 7,751 1,828 0 102
Saturday 46,979 292 18,641 161 75 0 0
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Total 686,207 17,009 1,843,138 46,335 11,341 1,143 477
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%Steers 52.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.1
%Heifers 31.8 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 7.9
%Cows 13.7 %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 05/08/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 500.8 Cattle 1,202 734
Steers 775
Heifers 709
Cows 612
Bulls & Stags 909
Calves & Veal 3.6 Calves 354 216
Pork 365.5 Hogs 266 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 218
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 141 71
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 873.2
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 08, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 686,207
: Steers : 362,916 52.9
: Heifers : 218,343 31.8
: Dairy Cows : 39,645 5.8
: Other Cows : 54,499 7.9
: Bulls : 10,804 1.6
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,009
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,843,138
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,778,760 96.5
: Sows : 59,255 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 5,123 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 46,335
: Mature Sheep : 3,664 7.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 42,671 92.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 08, 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. : 64,927 40,180 84.8 6,523 10,493 13.7
Tue. : 67,040 41,813 83.7 7,978 10,992 14.6
Wed. : 70,633 38,123 83.7 8,337 10,738 14.7
Thu. : 66,011 40,104 83.0 7,787 11,512 15.1
Fri. : 67,686 37,814 82.8 8,978 10,756 15.5
Sat. : 26,619 20,309 99.9 42 8 0.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:362,916 218,343 84.7 39,645 54,499 13.7
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service