WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Sep 2, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/21/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 120,925 3,772 397,427 11,385 2,797 541 84
Tuesday 122,301 3,491 397,130 10,101 2,880 70 233
Wednesday 121,751 3,363 397,488 10,871 2,222 200 250
Thursday 126,521 2,103 397,931 10,346 2,868 410 107
Friday 118,836 2,982 375,240 6,896 1,207 0 95
Saturday 26,601 0 59,128 37 39 0 0
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Total 636,935 15,711 2,024,344 49,636 12,013 1,221 769
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%Steers 52.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 31.0 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 6.0
%Cows 14.6 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 2.0
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 08/21/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 488.5 Cattle 1,259 771
Steers 824
Heifers 748
Cows 611
Bulls & Stags 896
Calves & Veal 3.0 Calves 325 198
Pork 395.2 Hogs 263 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 306
Stags & Boars 226
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 129 65
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 889.9
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 21, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 636,935
: Steers : 333,741 52.4
: Heifers : 197,237 31.0
: Dairy Cows : 44,980 7.1
: Other Cows : 48,145 7.6
: Bulls : 12,832 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 15,711
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,024,344
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,954,868 96.6
: Sows : 64,925 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,551 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 49,636
: Mature Sheep : 2,958 6.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 46,678 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 21, 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. : 67,069 35,402 84.7 6,581 9,570 13.4
Tue. : 62,711 37,921 82.3 9,537 9,717 15.7
Wed. : 62,893 37,950 82.8 9,256 9,029 15.0
Thu. : 66,077 38,556 82.7 9,215 9,907 15.1
Fri. : 62,111 35,238 81.9 9,503 9,365 15.9
Sat. : 12,880 12,170 94.2 888 557 5.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:333,741 197,237 83.4 44,980 48,145 14.6
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service