WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thur October 21, 2004 USDA
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/09/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 115,940 3,010 390,828 10,947 2,948 521 80
Tuesday 125,484 3,285 392,468 11,153 3,143 185 128
Wednesday 123,604 2,854 392,399 11,102 2,177 421 103
Thursday 124,008 2,054 389,059 11,221 3,013 135 104
Friday 117,033 2,730 378,967 8,149 1,772 47 105
Saturday 18,377 1 61,662 51 61 75 0
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Total 624,446 13,934 2,005,383 52,623 13,114 1,384 520
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%Steers 49.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 33.5 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 6.0
%Cows 15.6 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.8
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 10/09/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 482.8 Cattle 1,273 778
Steers 835
Heifers 764
Cows 611
Bulls & Stags 875
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 330 203
Pork 397.5 Hogs 267 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 230
Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 886.7
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 09, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 624,446
: Steers : 306,951 49.2
: Heifers : 208,901 33.5
: Dairy Cows : 45,607 7.3
: Other Cows : 51,552 8.3
: Bulls : 11,435 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 13,934
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,005,383
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,936,066 96.5
: Sows : 64,853 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,464 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 52,623
: Mature Sheep : 3,156 6.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 49,467 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 09, 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. : 60,771 35,939 83.4 6,492 10,533 14.7
Tue. : 64,866 38,027 82.0 9,844 10,525 16.2
Wed. : 61,020 41,334 82.8 9,397 9,766 15.5
Thu. : 59,360 44,116 83.4 8,247 9,890 14.6
Fri. : 52,542 42,050 80.8 10,235 9,915 17.2
Sat. : 8,392 7,435 86.1 1,392 923 12.6
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:306,951 208,901 82.6 45,607 51,552 15.6
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Marketing Service
Washington, DC 202-720-7316
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