WA_LS711
Washington, DC Thurs Jul 22, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/10/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 4,659 510 28,376 1,350 366 306 4
Tuesday 127,235 4,191 387,871 12,309 3,139 386 142
Wednesday 125,551 3,007 393,998 11,566 2,094 207 109
Thursday 118,676 2,567 396,326 11,019 2,229 219 114
Friday 123,713 3,247 383,501 8,866 1,186 0 161
Saturday 33,651 3 31,154 2,047 535 0 0
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Total 533,485 13,525 1,621,226 47,157 9,549 1,118 530
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%Steers 53.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.8
%Heifers 31.4 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 6.2
%Cows 13.5 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags1.5
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 07/10/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 403.5 Cattle 1,236 761
Steers 809
Heifers 734
Cows 612
Bulls & Stags 901
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 319 194
Pork 317.0 Hogs 263 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 234
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 132 66
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 726.2
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 10, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 533,485
: Steers : 285,884 53.6
: Heifers : 167,318 31.4
: Dairy Cows : 34,456 6.5
: Other Cows : 37,799 7.1
: Bulls : 8,028 1.5
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Calves : TOTAL : 13,525
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,621,226
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,562,351 96.4
: Sows : 54,856 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 4,019 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 47,157
: Mature Sheep : 2,926 6.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 44,231 93.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 10, 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. : 2,633 429 65.7 633 735 29.4
Tue. : 70,615 37,417 84.9 7,837 9,801 13.9
Wed. : 67,201 39,597 85.1 8,765 8,207 13.5
Thu. : 64,474 34,093 83.1 7,666 10,091 15.0
Fri. : 63,563 40,291 83.9 8,970 8,839 14.4
Sat. : 17,398 15,491 97.7 585 126 2.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:285,884 167,318 85.0 34,456 37,799 13.5
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Service
Washington, DC 202-720-7316
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