WA_LS711

Washington D.C.    Thur   Sept 23, 2004   USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  09/11/2004

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             Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                       Head

 Monday       1,359      435      1,915        555      491     367         0

 Tuesday    125,967    4,067    407,422     11,710    3,410     380       112

 Wednesday  123,954    3,659    401,806     12,617    2,359     292       152

 Thursday   121,455    2,623    399,806     12,395    2,323     304       136

 Friday     122,558    3,411    398,398     10,777    1,455      16       236

 Saturday    45,743        0    253,384         83       51       0         0

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 Total      541,036   14,195  1,862,731     48,137   10,089   1,359       636

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 %Steers       52.9    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.6

 %Heifers      30.0    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        5.4

 %Cows         15.2    %Stags & Boars     0.2

 %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  09/11/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           418.3    Cattle                1,267             777

                         Steers                                  830

                         Heifers                                 758

                         Cows                                    616

                         Bulls & Stags                           894



 Calves & Veal    2.7    Calves                  314             194



 Pork           368.0    Hogs                    266             198

                         Barrows & Gilts                         195

                         Sows                                    309

                         Stags & Boars                           225



 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   134              68

                         Mature Sheep                             64

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        68

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 Total Meat

 Production     792.2

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 11, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       541,036

                 : Steers          :       285,958      52.9

                 : Heifers         :       162,475      30.0

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,318       7.5

                 : Other Cows      :        41,948       7.8

                 : Bulls           :        10,337       1.9

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,195

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,862,731

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,802,618      96.8

                 : Sows            :        56,411       3.0

                 : Stags/Boars     :         3,702       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,137

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,591       5.4

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,546      94.6

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

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 11, 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.   :    732      431    85.6        61     125   13.7

        Tue.   : 64,468   39,834    82.8     8,143  10,886   15.1

        Wed.   : 64,835   36,506    81.8     9,990  10,056   16.2

        Thu.   : 63,451   35,216    81.2     9,652  10,658   16.7

        Fri.   : 64,194   35,878    81.7    10,744   9,417   16.5

        Sat.   : 28,278   14,610    93.8     1,728     806    5.5

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:285,958  162,475    82.9    40,318  41,948   15.2



Source: USDA, NASS

        Washington, DC 202-720-7316

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