WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Jan 15, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/03/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 117,733 3,893 397,142 10,298 3,660 540 61
Tuesday 122,829 5,761 394,969 10,547 3,896 0 186
Wednesday 61,580 4,711 350,098 10,206 1,751 385 76
Thursday 1,311 0 1,842 1 3 0 0
Friday 115,880 3,567 384,903 9,688 3,043 0 11
Saturday 20,525 134 267,672 57 44 0 8
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Total 439,858 18,066 1,796,626 40,797 12,397 925 342
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%Steers 51.1 %Barrows & Gilts 97.1 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.9
%Heifers 29.0 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 5.1
%Cows 18.6 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.3
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 01/03/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 328.0 Cattle 1,244 750
Steers 805
Heifers 739
Cows 601
Bulls & Stags 924
Calves & Veal 3.4 Calves 316 195
Pork 360.1 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 316
Stags & Boars 228
Lamb & Mutton 2.9 Sheep 141 71
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 694.4
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 03, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 439,858
: Steers : 224,890 51.1
: Heifers : 127,671 29.0
: Dairy Cows : 35,311 8.0
: Other Cows : 46,334 10.5
: Bulls : 5,652 1.3
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,066
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,796,626
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,744,009 97.1
: Sows : 49,587 2.8
: Stags/Boars : 3,030 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 40,797
: Mature Sheep : 2,086 5.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 38,711 94.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 03, 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. : 61,662 33,209 80.6 8,718 12,473 18.0
Tue. : 65,719 34,349 81.5 9,757 11,614 17.4
Wed. : 25,497 15,337 66.3 9,130 10,553 32.0
Thu. : 15 6 1.6 161 876 79.1
Fri. : 62,387 36,664 85.5 6,418 9,461 13.7
Sat. : 9,610 8,106 86.3 1,127 1,357 12.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:224,890 127,671 80.2 35,311 46,334 18.6
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service