WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu June 10, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/29/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 124,614 2,691 368,321 10,950 2,895 559 99
Tuesday 131,759 3,446 378,011 7,935 2,922 97 94
Wednesday 127,754 3,185 377,228 9,471 2,536 247 115
Thursday 126,061 2,282 380,340 7,557 2,356 310 127
Friday 128,780 2,671 369,449 8,643 1,403 0 34
Saturday 50,662 0 11,608 64 113 0 0
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Total 689,630 14,275 1,884,957 44,620 12,225 1,213 469
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%Steers 52.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.0
%Heifers 31.2 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 8.0
%Cows 15.0 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%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 05/29/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 508.1 Cattle 1,215 741
Steers 787
Heifers 718
Cows 608
Bulls & Stags 905
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 345 211
Pork 371.5 Hogs 265 198
Barrows & Gilts 194
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 232
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 139 70
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 885.6
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 29, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 689,630
: Steers : 358,932 52.0
: Heifers : 215,008 31.2
: Dairy Cows : 43,391 6.3
: Other Cows : 59,907 8.7
: Bulls : 12,392 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,275
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,884,957
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,815,821 96.3
: Sows : 64,471 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 4,665 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 44,620
: Mature Sheep : 3,591 8.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 41,029 92.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 29, 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. : 65,987 36,297 82.1 7,723 12,351 16.1
Tue. : 67,816 40,143 81.9 8,857 12,549 16.2
Wed. : 65,547 39,251 82.0 9,005 11,370 15.9
Thu. : 66,236 37,282 82.1 8,398 11,721 16.0
Fri. : 66,721 40,042 82.9 9,230 10,355 15.2
Sat. : 26,625 21,993 96.0 178 1,561 3.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:358,932 215,008 83.2 43,391 59,907 15.0
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service