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Washington D.C.           Thu    Oct 28, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  10/16/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       114,157    2,985    393,823     10,337    2,208     707        43

 Tuesday      123,719    3,270    398,386     11,535    3,900      42       225

 Wednesday    124,908    3,090    402,835     12,229    2,859     435       240

 Thursday     125,705    1,979    402,659     11,161    3,324     354        96

 Friday       119,923    3,106    399,771      8,641    2,189     203        72

 Saturday      25,028        4    159,421         62      312       0        45

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 Total        633,440   14,434  2,156,895     53,965   14,792   1,741       721

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 %Steers         49.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.9       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4

 %Heifers        33.8    %Sows              2.9       %Mature Sheep        5.6

 %Cows           15.4    %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  10/16/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           490.4    Cattle                1,271             778

                         Steers                                  838

                         Heifers                                 764

                         Cows                                    607

                         Bulls & Stags                           877



 Calves & Veal    2.8    Calves                  328             201



 Pork           428.9    Hogs                    267             200

                         Barrows & Gilts                         196

                         Sows                                    313

                         Stags & Boars                           208



 Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   134              67

                         Mature Sheep                             62

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        68

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 Total Meat

 Production     925.7

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 16, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       633,440

                 : Steers          :       310,157      49.0

                 : Heifers         :       214,330      33.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        45,048       7.1

                 : Other Cows      :        52,583       8.3

                 : Bulls           :        11,322       1.8

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,434

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,156,895

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,089,094      96.9

                 : Sows            :        62,638       2.9

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,163       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        53,965

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,012       5.6

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        50,953      94.4

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

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 16, 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.   : 55,285   42,260    85.4     5,755   8,981   12.9

        Tue.   : 62,530   40,347    83.2     9,202   9,482   15.1

        Wed.   : 60,998   41,220    81.8     9,756  10,672   16.4

        Thu.   : 61,926   41,433    82.2     9,071  11,119   16.1

        Fri.   : 55,627   41,414    80.9     9,973  10,616   17.2

        Sat.   : 13,791    7,656    85.7     1,291   1,713   12.0

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:310,157  214,330    82.8    45,048  52,583   15.4





 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service