WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Jan 22, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/10/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 94,021 3,839 384,312 10,194 2,837 381 174
Tuesday 116,838 4,977 382,852 9,647 1,882 118 237
Wednesday 116,874 4,583 384,027 8,846 1,762 191 186
Thursday 119,505 3,322 382,851 10,384 2,677 293 182
Friday 109,172 3,803 384,678 8,818 2,161 0 113
Saturday 5,063 2 92,014 63 291 0 30
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Total 561,473 20,526 2,010,734 47,952 11,610 983 922
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%Steers 49.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 30.5 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.6
%Cows 18.5 %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 01/10/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 421.5 Cattle 1,251 755
Steers 812
Heifers 743
Cows 607
Bulls & Stags 917
Calves & Veal 3.9 Calves 317 196
Pork 404.0 Hogs 270 201
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 316
Stags & Boars 245
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 832.8
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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 10, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 561,473
: Steers : 278,195 49.5
: Heifers : 171,060 30.5
: Dairy Cows : 48,780 8.7
: Other Cows : 55,259 9.8
: Bulls : 8,179 1.5
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Calves : TOTAL : 20,526
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,010,734
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,944,169 96.7
: Sows : 62,289 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 4,276 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 47,952
: Mature Sheep : 2,687 5.6
: Lambs/Yearlings : 45,265 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 10, 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. : 47,970 25,413 78.0 7,404 11,912 20.5
Tue. : 59,878 35,252 81.4 9,925 10,298 17.3
Wed. : 59,112 35,712 81.1 10,199 10,286 17.5
Thu. : 59,576 38,585 82.1 9,653 10,048 16.5
Fri. : 50,877 35,430 79.1 10,727 10,376 19.3
Sat. : 782 668 28.6 872 2,339 63.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:278,195 171,060 80.0 48,780 55,259 18.5
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service