WA_LS711 Washington D.C. Thu Jan 8, 2004 USDA Market News Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 12/27/2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head Monday 133,041 4,049 402,361 9,794 4,061 209 63 Tuesday 129,876 4,998 392,709 9,760 4,584 0 91 Wednesday 31,732 4,147 207,234 8,762 2,673 105 42 Thursday 19 0 70 14 34 0 0 Friday 110,864 3,640 330,808 8,795 1,842 0 5 Saturday 43,084 13 258,362 1,948 502 0 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 448,616 16,847 1,591,544 39,073 13,696 314 206 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ %Steers 49.3 %Barrows & Gilts 97.2 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.5 %Heifers 31.4 %Sows 2.5 %Mature Sheep 6.5 %Cows 17.8 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %Bulls & Stags 1.5 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 12/27/2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Beef 335.2 Cattle 1,249 751 Steers 806 Heifers 743 Cows 601 Bulls & Stags 870 Calves & Veal 3.3 Calves 325 200 Pork 315.5 Hogs 267 199 Barrows & Gilts 196 Sows 312 Stags & Boars 242 Lamb & Mutton 2.8 Sheep 141 71 Mature Sheep 64 Lambs & Yearlings 71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Meat Production 656.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages by Species and Class, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, December 27, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Number of : Percent Species : Class : Head : of Total ------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle : TOTAL : 448,616 : Steers : 221,225 49.3 : Heifers : 140,823 31.4 : Dairy Cows : 37,465 8.4 : Other Cows : 42,491 9.5 : Bulls : 6,612 1.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Calves : TOTAL : 16,847 ------------------------------------------------------------ Hogs : TOTAL : 1,591,544 : Barrows/Gilts : 1,547,776 97.2 : Sows : 40,293 2.5 : Stags/Boars : 3,475 0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheep : TOTAL : 39,073 : Mature Sheep : 2,529 6.5 : Lambs/Yearlings : 36,544 93.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, December 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head Slaughtered :----------------------------------------------------- Day : : : S&H as : : : D&O as of : : : % of : Dairy : Other : % of Week : Steers : Heifers : Day Cat: Cows : Cows : Day Cat ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. : 67,449 40,403 81.1 10,458 12,578 17.3 Tue. : 63,213 40,221 79.6 12,008 12,468 18.8 Wed. : 10,756 5,408 50.9 6,918 7,792 46.4 Thu. : 5 2 36.8 9 47.4 Fri. : 58,925 36,434 86.0 6,954 7,318 12.9 Sat. : 20,877 18,355 91.1 1,118 2,335 8.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wkly. : US.Tot.:221,225 140,823 80.7 37,465 42,491 17.8 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service