WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Feb 19, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 02/07/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 104,536 3,546 375,042 12,605 4,859 442 76
Tuesday 128,299 4,227 383,558 10,749 2,576 0 87
Wednesday 119,240 3,346 393,615 10,352 1,693 308 100
Thursday 124,565 3,019 385,565 9,779 1,523 372 145
Friday 115,271 3,736 355,682 7,800 1,395 0 99
Saturday 8,282 0 40,835 76 148 0 0
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Total 600,193 17,874 1,934,297 51,361 12,194 1,122 507
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%Steers 47.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 35.1 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.9
%Cows 16.0 %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 02/07/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 449.3 Cattle 1,239 753
Steers 800
Heifers 738
Cows 630
Bulls & Stags 875
Calves & Veal 3.6 Calves 337 207
Pork 385.3 Hogs 266 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 311
Stags & Boars 189
Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 140 70
Mature Sheep 72
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 841.8
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 07, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 600,193
: Steers : 285,520 47.6
: Heifers : 210,862 35.1
: Dairy Cows : 50,114 8.3
: Other Cows : 45,728 7.6
: Bulls : 7,969 1.3
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,874
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,934,297
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,868,376 96.6
: Sows : 61,366 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,555 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 51,361
: Mature Sheep : 3,032 5.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 48,329 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 07, 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. : 49,460 37,839 83.5 7,256 8,800 15.4
Tue. : 62,544 44,953 83.8 9,981 9,329 15.1
Wed. : 54,565 42,548 81.4 10,688 9,569 17.0
Thu. : 63,458 38,927 82.2 10,665 9,775 16.4
Fri. : 52,645 41,546 81.7 11,270 8,143 16.8
Sat. : 2,848 5,049 95.4 254 112 4.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:285,520 210,862 82.7 50,114 45,728 16.0
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service