WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Dec 11, 2003 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/29/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 121,473 4,167 396,001 11,200 3,061 568 199
Tuesday 132,381 4,975 395,415 11,496 2,983 0 111
Wednesday 125,973 4,262 394,501 12,105 2,839 479 63
Thursday 95 606 1,245 28 17 0 0
Friday 127,116 3,011 378,614 10,702 2,265 0 4
Saturday 34,674 389 315,028 2,439 92 0 0
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Total 541,712 17,410 1,880,804 47,970 11,257 1,047 377
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%Steers 48.5 %Barrows & Gilts 97.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.5
%Heifers 32.1 %Sows 2.5 %Mature Sheep 4.5
%Cows 17.8 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.7
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 11/29/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 403.5 Cattle 1,242 749
Steers 811
Heifers 735
Cows 588
Bulls & Stags 882
Calves & Veal 3.4 Calves 326 201
Pork 376.1 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 245
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 142 72
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 786.4
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 29, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 541,712
: Steers : 262,664 48.5
: Heifers : 173,864 32.1
: Dairy Cows : 45,328 8.4
: Other Cows : 50,900 9.4
: Bulls : 8,956 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,410
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,880,804
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,829,316 97.3
: Sows : 47,324 2.5
: Stags/Boars : 4,164 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 47,970
: Mature Sheep : 2,175 4.5
: Lambs/Yearlings : 45,795 95.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 29, 2003
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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. : 57,506 38,716 79.2 9,772 13,054 18.8
Tue. : 63,226 41,730 79.3 11,611 13,513 19.0
Wed. : 61,486 37,966 78.9 12,581 11,863 19.4
Thu. : 10 2 12.6 80 3 87.4
Fri. : 63,305 41,857 82.7 9,907 10,427 16.0
Sat. : 17,131 13,593 88.6 1,377 2,040 9.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:262,664 173,864 80.6 45,328 50,900 17.8
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service