WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Aug 19, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/07/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 121,656 3,565 333,605 11,150 2,429 332 65
Tuesday 126,939 3,700 381,754 8,985 2,891 116 119
Wednesday 126,515 3,741 384,069 10,421 2,042 307 41
Thursday 117,487 2,234 383,370 11,175 2,709 301 116
Friday 117,229 3,473 357,606 7,115 1,144 0 209
Saturday 15,779 0 23,309 89 69 0 2
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Total 625,605 16,713 1,863,713 48,935 11,284 1,056 552
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%Steers 52.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.2
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.8
%Cows 15.2 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 2.0
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 08/07/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 476.0 Cattle 1,249 765
Steers 816
Heifers 744
Cows 610
Bulls & Stags 897
Calves & Veal 3.1 Calves 312 190
Pork 362.7 Hogs 262 195
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 229
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 131 65
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 845.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 07, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 625,605
: Steers : 328,165 52.5
: Heifers : 189,709 30.3
: Dairy Cows : 44,955 7.2
: Other Cows : 50,400 8.1
: Bulls : 12,376 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,713
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,863,713
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,799,107 96.5
: Sows : 60,129 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,477 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 48,935
: Mature Sheep : 2,815 5.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 46,120 94.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 07, 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. : 65,959 37,524 85.1 5,872 9,948 13.0
Tue. : 68,384 36,167 82.4 9,424 10,556 15.7
Wed. : 66,509 37,773 82.4 9,391 10,434 15.7
Thu. : 60,170 35,952 81.8 8,987 9,814 16.0
Fri. : 60,197 34,762 81.0 10,450 9,306 16.9
Sat. : 6,946 7,531 91.7 831 342 7.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:328,165 189,709 82.8 44,955 50,400 15.2
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service