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Washington D.C.           Thu    Feb 19, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  02/07/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       104,536    3,546    375,042     12,605    4,859     442        76

 Tuesday      128,299    4,227    383,558     10,749    2,576       0        87

 Wednesday    119,240    3,346    393,615     10,352    1,693     308       100

 Thursday     124,565    3,019    385,565      9,779    1,523     372       145

 Friday       115,271    3,736    355,682      7,800    1,395       0        99

 Saturday       8,282        0     40,835         76      148       0         0

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 Total        600,193   17,874  1,934,297     51,361   12,194   1,122       507

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 %Steers         47.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.1

 %Heifers        35.1    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.9

 %Cows           16.0    %Stags & Boars     0.2

 %Bulls & Stags   1.3

 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  02/07/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           449.3    Cattle                1,239             753

                         Steers                                  800

                         Heifers                                 738

                         Cows                                    630

                         Bulls & Stags                           875



 Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  337             207



 Pork           385.3    Hogs                    266             200

                         Barrows & Gilts                         196

                         Sows                                    311

                         Stags & Boars                           189



 Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   140              70

                         Mature Sheep                             72

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70

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 Total Meat

 Production     841.8

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 07, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       600,193

                 : Steers          :       285,520      47.6

                 : Heifers         :       210,862      35.1

                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,114       8.3

                 : Other Cows      :        45,728       7.6

                 : Bulls           :         7,969       1.3

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,874

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,934,297

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,868,376      96.6

                 : Sows            :        61,366       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,555       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,361

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,032       5.9

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,329      94.1

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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 07, 2004

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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered

               :-----------------------------------------------------

        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.   : 49,460   37,839    83.5     7,256   8,800   15.4

        Tue.   : 62,544   44,953    83.8     9,981   9,329   15.1

        Wed.   : 54,565   42,548    81.4    10,688   9,569   17.0

        Thu.   : 63,458   38,927    82.2    10,665   9,775   16.4

        Fri.   : 52,645   41,546    81.7    11,270   8,143   16.8

        Sat.   :  2,848    5,049    95.4       254     112    4.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:285,520  210,862    82.7    50,114  45,728   16.0





 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service