WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thur Sept 23, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/11/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 1,359 435 1,915 555 491 367 0
Tuesday 125,967 4,067 407,422 11,710 3,410 380 112
Wednesday 123,954 3,659 401,806 12,617 2,359 292 152
Thursday 121,455 2,623 399,806 12,395 2,323 304 136
Friday 122,558 3,411 398,398 10,777 1,455 16 236
Saturday 45,743 0 253,384 83 51 0 0
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Total 541,036 14,195 1,862,731 48,137 10,089 1,359 636
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%Steers 52.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 15.2 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%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 09/11/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 418.3 Cattle 1,267 777
Steers 830
Heifers 758
Cows 616
Bulls & Stags 894
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 314 194
Pork 368.0 Hogs 266 198
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 225
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 134 68
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 792.2
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 11, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 541,036
: Steers : 285,958 52.9
: Heifers : 162,475 30.0
: Dairy Cows : 40,318 7.5
: Other Cows : 41,948 7.8
: Bulls : 10,337 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,195
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,862,731
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,802,618 96.8
: Sows : 56,411 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 3,702 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 48,137
: Mature Sheep : 2,591 5.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 45,546 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 11, 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. : 732 431 85.6 61 125 13.7
Tue. : 64,468 39,834 82.8 8,143 10,886 15.1
Wed. : 64,835 36,506 81.8 9,990 10,056 16.2
Thu. : 63,451 35,216 81.2 9,652 10,658 16.7
Fri. : 64,194 35,878 81.7 10,744 9,417 16.5
Sat. : 28,278 14,610 93.8 1,728 806 5.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:285,958 162,475 82.9 40,318 41,948 15.2
Source: USDA, NASS
Washington, DC 202-720-7316
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