WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Aug 12, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/31/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 122,454 3,368 375,554 11,367 2,086 486 30
Tuesday 129,613 3,699 380,083 9,013 2,843 0 126
Wednesday 120,757 3,385 374,142 10,842 2,488 283 178
Thursday 127,901 2,157 378,988 12,099 1,852 236 109
Friday 121,506 3,219 362,145 7,792 1,696 0 76
Saturday 10,969 0 17,650 820 28 0 0
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Total 633,200 15,828 1,888,562 51,933 10,993 1,005 519
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%Steers 52.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 31.4 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 6.0
%Cows 14.7 %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 07/31/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 481.0 Cattle 1,245 764
Steers 816
Heifers 741
Cows 607
Bulls & Stags 895
Calves & Veal 3.0 Calves 312 190
Pork 368.5 Hogs 262 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 220
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 131 66
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 855.9
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 31, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 633,200
: Steers : 329,001 52.0
: Heifers : 198,953 31.4
: Dairy Cows : 43,309 6.8
: Other Cows : 49,951 7.9
: Bulls : 11,986 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 15,828
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,888,562
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,821,507 96.4
: Sows : 61,839 3.3
: Stags/Boars : 5,216 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 51,933
: Mature Sheep : 3,126 6.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 48,807 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 31, 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. : 63,749 38,663 83.6 6,837 10,839 14.4
Tue. : 67,913 40,470 83.6 9,034 10,024 14.7
Wed. : 64,866 36,464 83.9 8,604 8,764 14.4
Thu. : 65,493 41,413 83.6 8,343 10,110 14.4
Fri. : 62,430 36,800 81.7 10,151 9,521 16.2
Sat. : 4,550 5,143 88.4 340 693 9.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:329,001 198,953 83.4 43,309 49,951 14.7
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service