WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Dec 18, 2003 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 12/06/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 120,658 3,682 383,289 11,260 2,915 275 110
Tuesday 121,571 5,152 393,838 12,544 2,571 180 186
Wednesday 124,548 4,572 388,958 11,175 1,733 339 234
Thursday 129,165 3,870 380,514 11,617 2,552 338 102
Friday 105,621 4,363 391,940 9,823 1,779 0 47
Saturday 15,236 1 173,376 2,086 133 0 0
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Total 616,799 21,640 2,111,915 58,505 11,683 1,132 679
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%Steers 47.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.2
%Heifers 29.8 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 3.8
%Cows 20.5 %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 12/06/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 458.1 Cattle 1,250 746
Steers 814
Heifers 737
Cows 589
Bulls & Stags 884
Calves & Veal 4.2 Calves 317 195
Pork 424.7 Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 316
Stags & Boars 244
Lamb & Mutton 4.2 Sheep 141 71
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 891.2
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 06, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 616,799
: Steers : 293,850 47.6
: Heifers : 183,705 29.8
: Dairy Cows : 61,061 9.9
: Other Cows : 65,653 10.6
: Bulls : 12,530 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 21,640
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,111,915
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,041,114 96.6
: Sows : 65,897 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 4,904 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 58,505
: Mature Sheep : 2,221 3.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 56,284 96.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 06, 2003
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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. : 59,309 40,109 82.4 7,984 11,346 16.0
Tue. : 59,649 35,680 78.4 11,979 12,086 19.8
Wed. : 60,531 36,670 78.0 12,459 12,518 20.1
Thu. : 64,414 37,838 79.2 11,935 12,653 19.0
Fri. : 48,408 30,426 74.6 12,501 11,827 23.0
Sat. : 1,539 2,982 29.7 4,203 5,223 61.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:293,850 183,705 77.4 61,061 65,653 20.5
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service