WA_LS711
Washington D.C. Thu Feb 26, 2004 USDA Market News
* RE-SENDING Revised where starred *
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 02/14/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 109,403 3,811 * 377,514 * 10,051 2,433 482 81
Tuesday * 129,350 * 4,018 * 384,293 * 9,815 2,263 0 98
Wednesday 114,234 3,869 * 392,118 * 9,734 1,689 185 164
Thursday 130,126 2,998 * 384,237 * 9,645 1,708 331 117
Friday * 119,445 * 3,316 * 391,386 * 7,692 2,004 0 92
Saturday 3,341 0 * 43,865 * 73 173 0 32
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Total * 605,899 * 18,012 *1,973,413 * 47,010 10,270 998 584
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%Steers 47.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 34.5 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 4.7
%Cows 16.4 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.4
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 02/14/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 450.2 Cattle 1,229 747
Steers 795
Heifers 734
Cows 620
Bulls & Stags 884
Calves & Veal 3.7 Calves 339 208
Pork * 394.3 * Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 319
Stags & Boars 194
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 138 69
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production * 851.4
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 14, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : * 605,899 *
: Steers : * 289,425 * 47.8
: Heifers : * 209,037 * 34.5
: Dairy Cows : 50,835 8.4
: Other Cows : 48,421 8.0
: Bulls : * 8,181 * 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 18,012
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : * 1,973,413 *
: Barrows/Gilts : * 1,904,145 * 96.5
: Sows : 63,572 3.2
: Stags/Boars : * 5,696 * 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 47,010
: Mature Sheep : 2,220 4.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 44,790 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 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. : 54,158 37,162 83.5 7,377 9,245 15.2
:
Tue. :*63,542* 44,001 83.1 10,889 9,422 15.7
:
Wed. : 55,801 35,872 80.3 10,839 9,924 18.2
:
Thu. : 59,209 49,698 83.7 9,916 9,896 15.2
:
Fri. :*55,246* *41,149* 80.7 11,139 9,930 17.6
:
Sat. : 1,469 1,155 78.5 675 4 20.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot*:289,425**209,037* 82.3 50,835 48,421 16.4
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service