WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Aug 26, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/14/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 121,609 3,540 390,848 11,754 2,938 554 133
Tuesday 123,877 3,696 386,952 9,588 2,522 0 49
Wednesday 121,704 3,232 388,538 10,695 1,918 323 182
Thursday 125,544 2,594 390,182 11,439 2,653 244 97
Friday 118,686 3,227 378,841 7,449 1,390 0 46
Saturday 31,710 0 984 34 19 0 0
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Total 643,130 16,289 1,936,345 50,959 11,440 1,121 507
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%Steers 53.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.9
%Heifers 30.6 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.1
%Cows 14.4 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.9
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 08/14/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 493.3 Cattle 1,251 771
Steers 824
Heifers 746
Cows 612
Bulls & Stags 898
Calves & Veal 3.1 Calves 320 195
Pork 377.2 Hogs 262 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 246
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 133 67
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 877.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 14, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 643,130
: Steers : 341,329 53.1
: Heifers : 197,030 30.6
: Dairy Cows : 45,884 7.1
: Other Cows : 46,443 7.2
: Bulls : 12,444 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,289
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,936,345
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,868,341 96.5
: Sows : 62,064 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 5,940 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 50,959
: Mature Sheep : 2,609 5.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 48,350 94.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 14, 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. : 67,192 35,687 84.6 7,092 9,215 13.4
Tue. : 66,280 37,086 83.4 9,371 8,809 14.7
Wed. : 64,725 36,700 83.3 9,177 8,786 14.8
Thu. : 66,041 37,365 82.4 9,297 10,115 15.5
Fri. : 61,579 35,003 81.4 10,445 9,105 16.5
Sat. : 15,512 15,189 96.8 502 413 2.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:341,329 197,030 83.7 45,884 46,443 14.4
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service