WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Mar 4, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 02/21/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 101,635 3,316 348,237 7,880 1,477 519 59
Tuesday 124,635 3,558 390,320 11,215 2,819 0 122
Wednesday 122,083 3,697 391,532 10,552 1,858 191 102
Thursday 117,659 2,762 388,781 10,280 1,879 273 141
Friday 113,848 3,845 383,510 7,002 1,707 0 74
Saturday 11,484 0 16,416 1,662 44 0 0
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Total 591,344 17,178 1,918,796 48,591 9,784 983 498
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%Steers 47.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 34.4 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 4.7
%Cows 16.8 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%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 02/21/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 436.4 Cattle 1,224 742
Steers 791
Heifers 726
Cows 620
Bulls & Stags 889
Calves & Veal 3.4 Calves 332 204
Pork 383.0 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 315
Stags & Boars 191
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 826.2
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 21, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 591,344
: Steers : 279,457 47.3
: Heifers : 203,172 34.4
: Dairy Cows : 52,590 8.9
: Other Cows : 47,017 8.0
: Bulls : 9,108 1.5
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,178
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,918,796
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,848,338 96.3
: Sows : 65,526 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 4,932 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 48,591
: Mature Sheep : 2,300 4.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 46,291 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 21, 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. : 48,953 35,553 83.1 7,336 8,336 15.4
Tue. : 61,428 41,155 82.3 10,987 9,362 16.3
Wed. : 56,443 42,366 80.9 11,588 9,683 17.4
Thu. : 57,076 38,479 81.2 10,631 9,741 17.3
Fri. : 51,457 39,240 79.7 11,521 9,542 18.5
Sat. : 4,100 6,379 91.2 527 353 7.7
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:279,457 203,172 81.6 52,590 47,017 16.8
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service