WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Aug 5, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/24/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,506 3,350 378,317 11,565 2,350 583 129
Tuesday 129,353 3,353 380,975 7,671 3,046 40 69
Wednesday 125,970 3,665 375,735 10,702 2,063 192 77
Thursday 125,435 2,519 379,793 10,670 2,276 287 137
Friday 124,830 3,239 355,756 6,113 1,620 0 152
Saturday 14,549 0 8,670 40 21 0 0
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Total 645,643 16,126 1,879,246 46,761 11,376 1,102 564
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%Steers 54.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 29.0 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 5.9
%Cows 15.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%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 07/24/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 489.6 Cattle 1,243 762
Steers 812
Heifers 741
Cows 606
Bulls & Stags 895
Calves & Veal 3.1 Calves 323 196
Pork 366.7 Hogs 262 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 226
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 129 65
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 862.4
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 24, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 645,643
: Steers : 349,448 54.1
: Heifers : 187,471 29.0
: Dairy Cows : 47,695 7.4
: Other Cows : 49,077 7.6
: Bulls : 11,952 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,126
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,879,246
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,812,655 96.5
: Sows : 61,357 3.3
: Stags/Boars : 5,234 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 46,761
: Mature Sheep : 2,775 5.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,986 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 24, 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. : 69,201 36,411 84.1 7,893 9,678 14.0
Tue. : 69,809 37,669 83.1 9,709 9,962 15.2
Wed. : 66,856 37,541 82.9 9,816 9,411 15.3
Thu. : 67,990 35,795 82.7 9,374 9,752 15.2
Fri. : 68,786 35,448 83.5 9,639 8,741 14.7
Sat. : 6,806 4,607 78.4 1,264 1,533 19.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:349,448 187,471 83.2 47,695 49,077 15.0
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service