WA_LS711 Washington, DC Thurs Jul 22, 2004 USDA Market News Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/10/2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Head Monday 4,659 510 28,376 1,350 366 306 4 Tuesday 127,235 4,191 387,871 12,309 3,139 386 142 Wednesday 125,551 3,007 393,998 11,566 2,094 207 109 Thursday 118,676 2,567 396,326 11,019 2,229 219 114 Friday 123,713 3,247 383,501 8,866 1,186 0 161 Saturday 33,651 3 31,154 2,047 535 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 533,485 13,525 1,621,226 47,157 9,549 1,118 530 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- %Steers 53.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.8 %Heifers 31.4 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 6.2 %Cows 13.5 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %Bulls & Stags1.5 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 07/10/2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Beef 403.5 Cattle 1,236 761 Steers 809 Heifers 734 Cows 612 Bulls & Stags 901 Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 319 194 Pork 317.0 Hogs 263 196 Barrows & Gilts 192 Sows 309 Stags & Boars 234 Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 132 66 Mature Sheep 65 Lambs & Yearlings 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Meat Production 726.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages by Species and Class, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, July 10, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Number of : Percent Species : Class : Head : of Total ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Cattle : TOTAL : 533,485 : Steers : 285,884 53.6 : Heifers : 167,318 31.4 : Dairy Cows : 34,456 6.5 : Other Cows : 37,799 7.1 : Bulls : 8,028 1.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Calves : TOTAL : 13,525 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Hogs : TOTAL : 1,621,226 : Barrows/Gilts : 1,562,351 96.4 : Sows : 54,856 3.4 : Stags/Boars : 4,019 0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Sheep : TOTAL : 47,157 : Mature Sheep : 2,926 6.2 : Lambs/Yearlings : 44,231 93.8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, July 10, 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. : 2,633 429 65.7 633 735 29.4 Tue. : 70,615 37,417 84.9 7,837 9,801 13.9 Wed. : 67,201 39,597 85.1 8,765 8,207 13.5 Thu. : 64,474 34,093 83.1 7,666 10,091 15.0 Fri. : 63,563 40,291 83.9 8,970 8,839 14.4 Sat. : 17,398 15,491 97.7 585 126 2.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wkly. : US.Tot.:285,884 167,318 85.0 34,456 37,799 13.5 Source: USDA, National Agricultural Service Washington, DC 202-720-7316 Http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/wa_ls711.txt