WA_LS711
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