WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu July 1, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/19/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,756 2,998 380,595 11,659 2,563 614 77
Tuesday 130,929 3,154 377,097 10,083 2,867 98 58
Wednesday 118,698 3,210 372,948 9,894 2,127 380 121
Thursday 128,022 2,166 379,937 11,579 2,437 310 156
Friday 120,918 3,052 354,301 7,470 1,545 0 67
Saturday 34,892 1 28,667 1,004 145 0 5
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Total 660,215 14,581 1,893,545 51,689 11,684 1,402 484
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%Steers 52.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 31.4 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.6
%Cows 14.7 %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 06/19/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 492.5 Cattle 1,229 750
Steers 797
Heifers 728
Cows 608
Bulls & Stags 906
Calves & Veal 3.0 Calves 341 208
Pork 371.7 Hogs 263 197
Barrows & Gilts 193
Sows 317
Stags & Boars 240
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 870.7
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 19, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 660,215
: Steers : 344,704 52.2
: Heifers : 206,988 31.4
: Dairy Cows : 40,988 6.2
: Other Cows : 56,148 8.5
: Bulls : 11,387 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,581
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,893,545
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,828,403 96.6
: Sows : 61,276 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 3,866 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 51,689
: Mature Sheep : 2,916 5.6
: Lambs/Yearlings : 48,773 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 19, 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. : 72,307 34,588 84.3 6,007 11,596 13.9
Tue. : 70,360 39,222 83.7 8,074 11,022 14.6
Wed. : 61,446 35,575 81.7 8,808 10,779 16.5
Thu. : 62,600 43,335 82.7 8,150 11,586 15.4
Fri. : 62,407 36,336 81.7 9,133 10,680 16.4
Sat. : 15,584 17,932 96.1 816 485 3.7
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:344,704 206,988 83.6 40,988 56,148 14.7
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service