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Washington D.C.           Thu    June 24, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  06/12/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       125,357    2,801    379,037     11,617    2,813     529       193

 Tuesday      130,435    2,637    380,295      8,064    2,914      96        44

 Wednesday    126,128    2,837    381,527      9,986    2,300     292       185

 Thursday     130,169    1,635    383,849     10,487    1,976     372       149

 Friday       128,174    3,233    369,751      8,472    1,729       0       112

 Saturday      49,534        0     18,461         41       24       0         0

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 Total        689,797   13,143  1,912,920     48,667   11,756   1,289       683

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 %Steers         50.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  92.9

 %Heifers        34.1    %Sows              3.3       %Mature Sheep        7.1

 %Cows           13.5    %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  06/12/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           513.8    Cattle                1,223             749

                         Steers                                  795

                         Heifers                                 727

                         Cows                                    610

                         Bulls & Stags                           915



 Calves & Veal    2.7    Calves                  344             211



 Pork           377.3    Hogs                    265             198

                         Barrows & Gilts                         194

                         Sows                                    316

                         Stags & Boars                           230



 Lamb & Mutton    3.3    Sheep                   136              68

                         Mature Sheep                             67

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        69

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 Total Meat

 Production     897.1

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 12, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       689,797

                 : Steers          :       349,811      50.7

                 : Heifers         :       235,257      34.1

                 : Dairy Cows      :        41,624       6.0

                 : Other Cows      :        51,767       7.5

                 : Bulls           :        11,338       1.6

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,143

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,912,920

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,845,577      96.5

                 : Sows            :        62,529       3.3

                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,814       0.3

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,667

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,468       7.1

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,199      92.9

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

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 12, 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.   : 64,295   41,297    84.2     7,022  10,458   13.9

        Tue.   : 66,292   42,976    83.8     8,904  10,121   14.6

        Wed.   : 66,086   40,144    84.2     7,970   9,848   14.1

        Thu.   : 66,351   43,106    84.1     8,367  10,000   14.1

        Fri.   : 62,737   43,621    83.0     9,300  10,180   15.2

        Sat.   : 24,050   24,113    97.2        61   1,160    2.5

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:349,811  235,257    84.8    41,624  51,767   13.5



 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service