WA_LS711 Washington D.C. Thu Apr 8, 2004 USDA Market News Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/27/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head Monday 112,789 3,673 380,200 13,601 2,236 536 136 Tuesday 129,665 3,769 379,020 13,211 2,572 0 75 Wednesday 112,617 2,880 381,092 12,892 2,146 170 33 Thursday 119,576 1,791 380,244 12,861 2,461 384 188 Friday 122,337 2,604 369,259 11,357 1,671 0 73 Saturday 18,637 160 31,264 7,541 42 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 615,621 14,877 1,921,079 71,463 11,128 1,090 505 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ %Steers 50.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.1 %Heifers 32.3 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 3.9 %Cows 15.7 %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 03/27/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Beef 449.7 Cattle 1,206 735 Steers 776 Heifers 719 Cows 613 Bulls & Stags 900 Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 276 168 Pork 383.1 Hogs 269 200 Barrows & Gilts 196 Sows 312 Stags & Boars 226 Lamb & Mutton 5.3 Sheep 147 74 Mature Sheep 68 Lambs & Yearlings 74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Meat Production 840.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages by Species and Class, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, March 27, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Number of : Percent Species : Class : Head : of Total ------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle : TOTAL : 615,621 : Steers : 309,468 50.3 : Heifers : 198,917 32.3 : Dairy Cows : 47,204 7.7 : Other Cows : 49,380 8.0 : Bulls : 10,652 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Calves : TOTAL : 14,877 ------------------------------------------------------------ Hogs : TOTAL : 1,921,079 : Barrows/Gilts : 1,851,817 96.4 : Sows : 63,756 3.3 : Stags/Boars : 5,506 0.3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheep : TOTAL : 71,463 : Mature Sheep : 2,759 3.9 : Lambs/Yearlings : 68,704 96.1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, March 27, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head Slaughtered :----------------------------------------------------- Day : : : S&H as : : : D&O as of : : : % of : Dairy : Other : % of Week : Steers : Heifers : Day Cat: Cows : Cows : Day Cat ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. : 58,078 34,301 81.9 8,595 9,622 16.2 Tue. : 65,396 41,656 82.6 9,490 10,962 15.8 Wed. : 52,961 38,116 80.9 9,994 9,509 17.3 Thu. : 61,554 36,229 81.8 9,341 10,122 16.3 Fri. : 63,454 38,518 83.4 9,357 9,086 15.1 Sat. : 8,025 10,097 97.2 427 79 2.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wkly. : US.Tot.:309,468 198,917 82.6 47,204 49,380 15.7 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service