WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thur July 29, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/17/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 117,708 3,488 383,670 10,365 2,542 598 183
Tuesday 127,662 3,673 367,221 7,179 2,596 30 150
Wednesday 126,930 3,417 388,986 8,624 1,436 273 203
Thursday 127,198 2,562 390,906 9,945 2,305 203 139
Friday 124,039 3,516 370,940 7,124 1,604 0 112
Saturday 10,442 3 10,844 37 48 0 0
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Total 633,979 16,659 1,912,567 43,274 10,531 1,104 787
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%Steers 53.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.7
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 7.3
%Cows 15.1 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.9
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 07/17/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 478.7 Cattle 1,243 759
Steers 809
Heifers 736
Cows 611
Bulls & Stags 900
Calves & Veal 3.3 Calves 328 200
Pork 372.1 Hogs 262 195
Barrows & Gilts 191
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 231
Lamb & Mutton 2.8 Sheep 129 65
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 856.9
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 17, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 633,979
: Steers : 336,504 53.1
: Heifers : 189,840 29.9
: Dairy Cows : 42,832 6.8
: Other Cows : 52,935 8.3
: Bulls : 11,868 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,659
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,912,567
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,843,320 96.4
: Sows : 64,543 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 4,704 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 43,274
: Mature Sheep : 3,146 7.3
: Lambs/Yearlings : 40,128 92.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 17, 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. : 61,679 35,672 82.7 6,565 11,182 15.1
Tue. : 67,095 38,485 82.7 8,800 10,860 15.4
Wed. : 69,794 36,010 83.4 8,982 10,251 15.2
Thu. : 66,768 38,916 83.1 8,266 10,820 15.0
Fri. : 65,149 37,813 83.0 9,530 9,304 15.2
Sat. : 6,019 2,944 85.8 689 518 11.6
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:336,504 189,840 83.0 42,832 52,935 15.1
Source: USDA, NASS
Washington, DC 202-720-7316
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