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Washington D.C.           Thu    Aug 26, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  08/14/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       121,609    3,540    390,848     11,754    2,938     554       133

 Tuesday      123,877    3,696    386,952      9,588    2,522       0        49

 Wednesday    121,704    3,232    388,538     10,695    1,918     323       182

 Thursday     125,544    2,594    390,182     11,439    2,653     244        97

 Friday       118,686    3,227    378,841      7,449    1,390       0        46

 Saturday      31,710        0        984         34       19       0         0

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 Total        643,130   16,289  1,936,345     50,959   11,440   1,121       507

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 %Steers         53.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9

 %Heifers        30.6    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.1

 %Cows           14.4    %Stags & Boars     0.3

 %Bulls & Stags   1.9

 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  08/14/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           493.3    Cattle                1,251             771

                         Steers                                  824

                         Heifers                                 746

                         Cows                                    612

                         Bulls & Stags                           898



 Calves & Veal    3.1    Calves                  320             195



 Pork           377.2    Hogs                    262             196

                         Barrows & Gilts                         192

                         Sows                                    310

                         Stags & Boars                           246



 Lamb & Mutton    3.4    Sheep                   133              67

                         Mature Sheep                             64

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        67

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 Total Meat

 Production     877.0

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 14, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       643,130

                 : Steers          :       341,329      53.1

                 : Heifers         :       197,030      30.6

                 : Dairy Cows      :        45,884       7.1

                 : Other Cows      :        46,443       7.2

                 : Bulls           :        12,444       1.9

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,289

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,936,345

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,868,341      96.5

                 : Sows            :        62,064       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,940       0.3

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,959

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,609       5.1

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,350      94.9

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 14, 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.   : 67,192   35,687    84.6     7,092   9,215   13.4

        Tue.   : 66,280   37,086    83.4     9,371   8,809   14.7

        Wed.   : 64,725   36,700    83.3     9,177   8,786   14.8

        Thu.   : 66,041   37,365    82.4     9,297  10,115   15.5

        Fri.   : 61,579   35,003    81.4    10,445   9,105   16.5

        Sat.   : 15,512   15,189    96.8       502     413    2.9

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:341,329  197,030    83.7    45,884  46,443   14.4





 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service