WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu June 17, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/05/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 3,531 424 3,082 987 341 199 0
Tuesday 131,331 3,169 391,033 11,643 3,279 356 111
Wednesday 128,731 3,335 393,277 11,525 2,593 105 158
Thursday 131,035 3,276 398,241 10,684 1,983 234 128
Friday 129,863 3,033 379,735 8,388 1,717 268 69
Saturday 53,632 283 66,984 737 58 0 0
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Total 578,123 13,520 1,632,352 43,964 9,971 1,162 466
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%Steers 53.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.7
%Heifers 30.9 %Sows 3.5 %Mature Sheep 7.3
%Cows 14.4 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 06/05/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 429.6 Cattle 1,224 747
Steers 791
Heifers 725
Cows 611
Bulls & Stags 910
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 329 201
Pork 323.4 Hogs 266 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 316
Stags & Boars 226
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 138 69
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 758.7
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 05, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 578,123
: Steers : 306,854 53.1
: Heifers : 178,847 30.9
: Dairy Cows : 36,966 6.4
: Other Cows : 46,068 8.0
: Bulls : 9,388 1.6
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Calves : TOTAL : 13,520
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,632,352
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,572,091 96.3
: Sows : 56,569 3.5
: Stags/Boars : 3,692 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 43,964
: Mature Sheep : 3,192 7.3
: Lambs/Yearlings : 40,772 92.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 05, 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. : 2,091 402 70.6 167 795 27.2
Tue. : 71,796 37,363 83.1 8,046 11,973 15.2
Wed. : 67,020 39,342 82.6 9,668 10,467 15.6
Thu. : 67,802 40,951 83.0 8,595 11,299 15.2
Fri. : 68,178 39,278 82.7 9,679 10,344 15.4
Sat. : 29,967 21,511 96.0 811 1,190 3.7
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:306,854 178,847 84.0 36,966 46,068 14.4
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service