WA_LS711 Washington D.C. Thu May 13, 2004 USDA Market News Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/01/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head Monday 116,284 4,114 382,820 9,677 2,150 488 80 Tuesday 129,185 3,807 383,804 8,057 2,802 0 81 Wednesday 131,561 3,025 376,898 10,679 1,724 296 162 Thursday 129,809 3,203 383,154 10,036 2,997 297 154 Friday 125,142 3,028 372,221 7,647 1,433 0 66 Saturday 32,833 285 12,545 65 91 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 664,814 17,462 1,911,442 46,161 11,197 1,081 543 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ %Steers 53.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.0 %Heifers 30.3 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 7.0 %Cows 14.3 %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 05/01/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Beef 483.6 Cattle 1,202 731 Steers 770 Heifers 711 Cows 606 Bulls & Stags 895 Calves & Veal 3.7 Calves 353 215 Pork 380.5 Hogs 267 200 Barrows & Gilts 196 Sows 314 Stags & Boars 215 Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 142 71 Mature Sheep 67 Lambs & Yearlings 72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Meat Production 871.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages by Species and Class, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, May 01, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Number of : Percent Species : Class : Head : of Total ------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle : TOTAL : 664,814 : Steers : 357,406 53.8 : Heifers : 201,324 30.3 : Dairy Cows : 40,022 6.0 : Other Cows : 54,989 8.3 : Bulls : 11,073 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Calves : TOTAL : 17,462 ------------------------------------------------------------ Hogs : TOTAL : 1,911,442 : Barrows/Gilts : 1,840,378 96.3 : Sows : 65,187 3.4 : Stags/Boars : 5,877 0.3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheep : TOTAL : 46,161 : Mature Sheep : 3,220 7.0 : Lambs/Yearlings : 42,941 93.0 ------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, May 01, 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. : 62,011 34,814 83.3 6,401 10,983 14.9 Tue. : 69,128 38,070 83.0 8,155 11,558 15.3 Wed. : 72,443 36,823 83.1 9,355 10,720 15.3 Thu. : 70,773 38,579 84.2 7,437 10,960 14.2 Fri. : 65,047 38,752 82.9 8,644 10,295 15.1 Sat. : 18,004 14,286 98.3 30 473 1.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wkly. : US.Tot.:357,406 201,324 84.0 40,022 54,989 14.3 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service