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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

               :-----------------------------------------------------

        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