WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Sep 16, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/04/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 120,931 3,469 402,698 10,978 2,833 570 54
Tuesday 123,000 3,671 401,103 9,234 2,743 0 77
Wednesday 117,252 2,784 402,620 11,443 2,338 469 109
Thursday 126,373 2,123 401,097 11,771 2,757 304 99
Friday 124,897 3,232 389,060 8,067 1,786 23 11
Saturday 29,850 0 52,554 731 28 0 0
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Total 642,303 15,279 2,049,132 52,224 12,485 1,366 350
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%Steers 51.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.3
%Heifers 30.2 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 6.7
%Cows 15.7 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 2.3
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 09/04/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 494.7 Cattle 1,266 774
Steers 827
Heifers 753
Cows 620
Bulls & Stags 898
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 316 193
Pork 401.3 Hogs 263 197
Barrows & Gilts 193
Sows 305
Stags & Boars 219
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 133 67
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 902.4
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 04, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 642,303
: Steers : 332,991 51.8
: Heifers : 194,061 30.2
: Dairy Cows : 48,767 7.6
: Other Cows : 51,891 8.1
: Bulls : 14,593 2.3
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Calves : TOTAL : 15,279
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,049,132
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,978,512 96.6
: Sows : 65,983 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,637 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 52,224
: Mature Sheep : 3,476 6.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 48,748 93.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 04, 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. : 63,080 36,145 82.1 8,318 10,474 15.5
Tue. : 64,749 35,401 81.4 9,858 10,348 16.4
Wed. : 60,937 33,751 80.8 9,685 10,256 17.0
Thu. : 65,878 37,480 81.8 9,405 10,723 15.9
Fri. : 62,766 39,841 82.2 10,700 8,863 15.7
Sat. : 15,581 11,443 90.5 801 1,227 6.8
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:332,991 194,061 82.1 48,767 51,891 15.7
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service