WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu July 8, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/26/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,597 3,016 369,976 9,541 2,490 644 125
Tuesday 128,123 2,910 373,257 8,466 3,035 96 88
Wednesday 125,338 3,334 374,833 8,232 2,215 347 89
Thursday 127,909 1,944 372,637 10,198 2,235 273 130
Friday 122,396 3,011 349,575 8,000 2,410 0 92
Saturday 37,180 3 28,306 78 30 0 0
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Total 667,543 14,218 1,868,584 44,515 12,415 1,360 524
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%Steers 52.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.9
%Heifers 32.2 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 7.1
%Cows 13.9 %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 06/26/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 499.7 Cattle 1,229 753
Steers 800
Heifers 728
Cows 611
Bulls & Stags 911
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 334 202
Pork 367.0 Hogs 263 197
Barrows & Gilts 193
Sows 315
Stags & Boars 243
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 133 67
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 872.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 26, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 667,543
: Steers : 348,505 52.2
: Heifers : 214,626 32.2
: Dairy Cows : 40,701 6.1
: Other Cows : 52,052 7.8
: Bulls : 11,659 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,218
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,868,584
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,799,444 96.3
: Sows : 64,112 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,028 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 44,515
: Mature Sheep : 3,155 7.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 41,360 92.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 26, 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. : 64,862 41,427 84.0 6,885 11,101 14.2
Tue. : 67,386 40,593 84.3 8,484 9,543 14.1
Wed. : 64,558 40,393 83.7 7,908 10,309 14.5
Thu. : 66,750 40,078 83.5 7,615 11,085 14.6
Fri. : 65,956 34,992 82.5 9,464 9,360 15.4
Sat. : 18,993 17,143 97.2 345 654 2.7
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:348,505 214,626 84.4 40,701 52,052 13.9
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service