WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thur Apr 15, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/03/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 115,323 2,211 381,874 14,910 3,471 581 125
Tuesday 127,167 2,805 381,470 14,292 2,874 0 54
Wednesday 109,404 1,904 386,088 14,140 2,609 215 142
Thursday 114,584 1,966 386,601 15,132 3,254 381 100
Friday 106,112 3,305 366,852 14,093 3,386 0 125
Saturday 104 2 27,606 5,594 660 0 0
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Total 572,694 12,193 1,930,491 78,161 16,254 1,177 546
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%Steers 49.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.5
%Heifers 33.2 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 3.5
%Cows 16.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.8
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 04/03/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 416.8 Cattle 1,206 732
Steers 775
Heifers 716
Cows 613
Bulls & Stags 894
Calves & Veal 1.9 Calves 263 157
Pork 386.0 Hogs 268 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 219
Lamb & Mutton 5.4 Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 810.1
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 03, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 572,694
: Steers : 280,721 49.0
: Heifers : 189,969 33.2
: Dairy Cows : 43,241 7.6
: Other Cows : 48,569 8.5
: Bulls : 10,194 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 12,193
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,930,491
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,859,129 96.3
: Sows : 65,619 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,743 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 78,161
: Mature Sheep : 2,698 3.5
: Lambs/Yearlings : 75,463 96.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 03, 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. : 54,713 42,326 84.1 7,350 9,179 14.3
Tue. : 66,345 39,307 83.1 9,036 10,504 15.4
Wed. : 51,325 37,326 81.0 8,842 9,865 17.1
Thu. : 56,182 38,249 82.4 8,170 9,852 15.7
Fri. : 52,130 32,746 80.0 9,792 9,161 17.9
Sat. : 26 15 39.4 51 8 56.7
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:280,721 189,969 82.2 43,241 48,569 16.0
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Washington, DC 202-720-7316
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