WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Wed Dec 31, 2003 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 12/20/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,310 3,754 391,658 12,923 3,183 597 97
Tuesday 126,266 4,570 390,745 13,399 3,681 0 267
Wednesday 123,500 4,820 396,790 9,329 3,047 276 264
Thursday 126,663 4,301 398,784 12,147 3,218 485 140
Friday 119,323 4,533 399,387 9,039 2,944 0 50
Saturday 25,797 16 258,235 277 812 0 0
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Total 635,859 21,994 2,235,599 57,114 16,885 1,358 818
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%Steers 47.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 32.1 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.7
%Cows 19.1 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.8
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 12/20/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 472.0 Cattle 1,247 746
Steers 809
Heifers 736
Cows 594
Bulls & Stags 874
Calves & Veal 4.3 Calves 326 201
Pork 445.4 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 319
Stags & Boars 253
Lamb & Mutton 4.0 Sheep 138 70
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 925.7
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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 20, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 635,859
: Steers : 299,032 47.0
: Heifers : 204,383 32.1
: Dairy Cows : 58,353 9.2
: Other Cows : 62,843 9.9
: Bulls : 11,248 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 21,994
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,235,599
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,163,806 96.8
: Sows : 67,209 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 4,584 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 57,114
: Mature Sheep : 2,677 4.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 54,437 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 20, 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. : 52,296 37,795 78.8 9,194 12,811 19.3
Tue. : 57,571 42,512 79.3 11,917 12,199 19.1
Wed. : 60,275 37,170 78.9 12,023 11,820 19.3
Thu. : 63,801 37,598 80.1 11,388 11,749 18.3
Fri. : 52,386 40,652 78.0 11,826 12,298 20.2
Sat. : 12,703 8,656 82.8 2,005 1,966 15.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:299,032 204,383 79.2 58,353 62,843 19.1
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service