WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Apr 29, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/17/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 77,321 2,950 276,746 8,534 2,764 545 99
Tuesday 128,237 3,893 380,563 9,519 2,565 0 32
Wednesday 119,539 3,286 388,434 6,414 1,726 166 154
Thursday 127,980 3,479 395,647 11,006 2,181 197 119
Friday 124,485 3,853 379,953 8,902 1,900 0 108
Saturday 17,700 243 147,565 55 44 0 0
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Total 595,262 17,704 1,968,908 44,430 11,180 908 512
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%Steers 49.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.8
%Heifers 33.5 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 7.2
%Cows 15.0 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%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 04/17/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 433.4 Cattle 1,201 732
Steers 774
Heifers 714
Cows 611
Bulls & Stags 904
Calves & Veal 3.7 Calves 351 214
Pork 393.9 Hogs 268 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 228
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 146 73
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 834.3
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 17, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 595,262
: Steers : 296,197 49.8
: Heifers : 199,696 33.5
: Dairy Cows : 42,040 7.1
: Other Cows : 47,022 7.9
: Bulls : 10,307 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,704
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,968,908
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,902,541 96.6
: Sows : 61,916 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 4,451 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 44,430
: Mature Sheep : 3,210 7.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 41,220 92.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 17, 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. : 36,048 25,347 79.4 5,821 8,484 18.5
Tue. : 64,941 42,992 84.2 8,623 9,575 14.2
Wed. : 58,407 42,022 84.0 8,086 8,770 14.1
Thu. : 64,965 41,506 83.2 8,865 10,588 15.2
Fri. : 64,022 38,504 82.4 10,301 9,439 15.9
Sat. : 7,814 9,325 96.8 344 166 2.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:296,197 199,696 83.3 42,040 47,022 15.0
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service