WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thur Oct 13, 2004 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/02/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 119,154 2,982 395,886 11,406 2,596 701 78
Tuesday 122,506 3,433 394,709 11,032 2,758 0 107
Wednesday 125,650 2,703 399,279 10,842 2,481 277 113
Thursday 124,717 2,223 399,241 10,634 1,998 341 132
Friday 117,045 3,142 390,113 8,738 1,718 28 36
Saturday 26,389 44 77,160 1,107 50 0 0
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Total 635,461 14,527 2,056,388 53,759 11,601 1,347 466
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%Steers 50.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 32.2 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 5.0
%Cows 15.3 %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 10/02/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 492.3 Cattle 1,270 779
Steers 832
Heifers 765
Cows 615
Bulls & Stags 890
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 328 201
Pork 406.9 Hogs 266 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 316
Stags & Boars 217
Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 134 68
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 905.7
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 02, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 635,461
: Steers : 322,106 50.7
: Heifers : 204,701 32.2
: Dairy Cows : 45,476 7.2
: Other Cows : 51,591 8.1
: Bulls : 11,587 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,527
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,056,388
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,989,330 96.7
: Sows : 62,474 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 4,584 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 53,759
: Mature Sheep : 2,666 5.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 51,093 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 02, 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. : 61,742 37,427 83.2 6,489 11,072 14.7
Tue. : 60,455 42,141 83.7 9,101 8,855 14.7
Wed. : 63,664 39,345 82.0 10,122 10,289 16.2
Thu. : 61,144 41,392 82.2 9,025 10,810 15.9
Fri. : 60,205 35,348 81.6 9,777 9,279 16.3
Sat. : 14,896 9,048 90.7 962 1,286 8.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:322,106 204,701 82.9 45,476 51,591 15.3
Source: USDA, NASS
Washington, DC 202-720-7316
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