WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Mar 11, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 02/28/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 108,569 3,540 386,137 11,377 2,607 498 114
Tuesday 125,127 3,715 386,204 10,761 2,557 0 94
Wednesday 116,805 3,563 390,104 10,002 2,372 239 148
Thursday 116,734 2,488 377,808 11,329 2,296 380 143
Friday 104,124 3,662 379,174 8,466 1,359 0 86
Saturday 11,954 1 54,668 29 31 0 0
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Total 583,313 16,969 1,974,095 51,964 11,222 1,117 585
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%Steers 46.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.5
%Heifers 35.2 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 4.5
%Cows 17.1 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.7
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 02/28/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 432.2 Cattle 1,227 745
Steers 796
Heifers 733
Cows 619
Bulls & Stags 881
Calves & Veal 3.3 Calves 327 201
Pork 394.7 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 192
Lamb & Mutton 3.7 Sheep 142 72
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 833.9
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 28, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 583,313
: Steers : 268,334 46.0
: Heifers : 205,334 35.2
: Dairy Cows : 52,427 9.0
: Other Cows : 47,573 8.2
: Bulls : 9,645 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,969
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,974,095
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,900,659 96.3
: Sows : 67,763 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,673 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 51,964
: Mature Sheep : 2,350 4.5
: Lambs/Yearlings : 49,614 95.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 28, 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. : 54,047 34,093 81.2 9,082 9,516 17.1
Tue. : 58,350 43,054 81.0 11,313 10,380 17.3
Wed. : 54,283 40,597 81.2 10,357 9,650 17.1
Thu. : 52,093 42,848 81.3 10,382 9,252 16.8
Fri. : 45,135 38,037 79.9 10,699 8,579 18.5
Sat. : 4,426 6,705 93.1 594 196 6.6
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:268,334 205,334 81.2 52,427 47,573 17.1
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service