WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu June 3, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/22/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,505 3,221 373,512 11,787 2,364 907 97
Tuesday 130,559 3,212 379,239 7,806 3,084 0 99
Wednesday 124,934 3,125 377,099 8,309 1,494 406 90
Thursday 132,008 2,902 380,410 9,518 2,946 328 134
Friday 132,199 2,979 372,316 6,654 1,500 0 157
Saturday 45,229 290 25,436 28 82 0 13
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Total 688,434 15,729 1,908,012 44,102 11,470 1,641 590
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%Steers 53.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.2
%Heifers 30.5 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 7.8
%Cows 14.2 %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 05/22/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 505.6 Cattle 1,207 739
Steers 780
Heifers 715
Cows 608
Bulls & Stags 900
Calves & Veal 3.4 Calves 359 219
Pork 377.8 Hogs 267 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 220
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 889.9
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 22, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 688,434
: Steers : 368,965 53.6
: Heifers : 210,296 30.5
: Dairy Cows : 40,946 5.9
: Other Cows : 56,567 8.2
: Bulls : 11,660 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 15,729
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,908,012
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,838,580 96.4
: Sows : 64,662 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 4,770 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 44,102
: Mature Sheep : 3,434 7.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 40,668 92.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 22, 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. : 67,289 35,302 83.1 7,220 11,410 15.1
Tue. : 70,595 38,238 83.4 7,803 11,793 15.0
Wed. : 64,778 38,042 82.3 8,678 11,135 15.9
Thu. : 71,956 37,990 83.3 7,967 11,507 14.8
Fri. : 70,693 39,617 83.4 9,241 10,349 14.8
Sat. : 23,654 21,107 99.0 37 373 0.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:368,965 210,296 84.1 40,946 56,567 14.2
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service