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Washington D.C.           Thu    July 1, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  06/19/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       126,756    2,998    380,595     11,659    2,563     614        77

 Tuesday      130,929    3,154    377,097     10,083    2,867      98        58

 Wednesday    118,698    3,210    372,948      9,894    2,127     380       121

 Thursday     128,022    2,166    379,937     11,579    2,437     310       156

 Friday       120,918    3,052    354,301      7,470    1,545       0        67

 Saturday      34,892        1     28,667      1,004      145       0         5

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 Total        660,215   14,581  1,893,545     51,689   11,684   1,402       484

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 %Steers         52.2    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4

 %Heifers        31.4    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.6

 %Cows           14.7    %Stags & Boars     0.2

 %Bulls & Stags   1.7

 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  06/19/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           492.5    Cattle                1,229             750

                         Steers                                  797

                         Heifers                                 728

                         Cows                                    608

                         Bulls & Stags                           906



 Calves & Veal    3.0    Calves                  341             208



 Pork           371.7    Hogs                    263             197

                         Barrows & Gilts                         193

                         Sows                                    317

                         Stags & Boars                           240



 Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   136              68

                         Mature Sheep                             65

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        69

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 Total Meat

 Production     870.7

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 19, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       660,215

                 : Steers          :       344,704      52.2

                 : Heifers         :       206,988      31.4

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,988       6.2

                 : Other Cows      :        56,148       8.5

                 : Bulls           :        11,387       1.7

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,581

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,893,545

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,828,403      96.6

                 : Sows            :        61,276       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         3,866       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,689

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,916       5.6

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,773      94.4

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

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 19, 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.   : 72,307   34,588    84.3     6,007  11,596   13.9

        Tue.   : 70,360   39,222    83.7     8,074  11,022   14.6

        Wed.   : 61,446   35,575    81.7     8,808  10,779   16.5

        Thu.   : 62,600   43,335    82.7     8,150  11,586   15.4

        Fri.   : 62,407   36,336    81.7     9,133  10,680   16.4

        Sat.   : 15,584   17,932    96.1       816     485    3.7

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:344,704  206,988    83.6    40,988  56,148   14.7





 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service