WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thurs Sept 9, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/28/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 108,223 3,480 391,394 11,007 2,625 620 129
Tuesday 122,111 3,404 393,173 9,119 2,418 76 155
Wednesday 124,919 2,993 393,661 10,637 1,924 301 163
Thursday 124,483 2,248 392,344 10,901 2,730 284 151
Friday 123,732 3,060 379,195 7,504 1,928 23 63
Saturday 21,405 2 37,264 42 34 0 0
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Total 624,873 15,187 1,987,031 49,210 11,659 1,304 661
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%Steers 52.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.2
%Heifers 30.9 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.8
%Cows 14.9 %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 08/28/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 480.8 Cattle 1,263 774
Steers 825
Heifers 754
Cows 615
Bulls & Stags 896
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 319 195
Pork 390.0 Hogs 264 197
Barrows & Gilts 193
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 225
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 132 67
Mature Sheep 66
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 28, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 624,873
: Steers : 325,792 52.1
: Heifers : 193,366 30.9
: Dairy Cows : 46,176 7.4
: Other Cows : 46,941 7.5
: Bulls : 12,598 2.0
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 15,187
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,987,031
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,918,833 96.6
: Sows : 63,830 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,368 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 49,210
: Mature Sheep : 2,848 5.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 46,362 94.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 28, 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. : 57,865 30,612 81.8 7,244 10,241 16.2
Tue. : 66,025 35,122 82.8 9,546 9,095 15.3
Wed. : 65,507 38,782 83.5 8,913 9,135 14.4
Thu. : 64,055 40,242 83.8 9,098 8,562 14.2
Fri. : 62,138 39,220 81.9 10,317 9,370 15.9
Sat. : 10,202 9,388 91.5 1,058 538 7.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:325,792 193,366 83.1 46,176 46,941 14.9
Source: USDA, NASS
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