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Washington D.C.           Thu    June 10, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  05/29/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       124,614    2,691    368,321     10,950    2,895     559        99

 Tuesday      131,759    3,446    378,011      7,935    2,922      97        94

 Wednesday    127,754    3,185    377,228      9,471    2,536     247       115

 Thursday     126,061    2,282    380,340      7,557    2,356     310       127

 Friday       128,780    2,671    369,449      8,643    1,403       0        34

 Saturday      50,662        0     11,608         64      113       0         0

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 Total        689,630   14,275  1,884,957     44,620   12,225   1,213       469

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 %Steers         52.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.3       %Lambs & Yearlings  92.0

 %Heifers        31.2    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        8.0

 %Cows           15.0    %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  05/29/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           508.1    Cattle                1,215             741

                         Steers                                  787

                         Heifers                                 718

                         Cows                                    608

                         Bulls & Stags                           905



 Calves & Veal    2.9    Calves                  345             211



 Pork           371.5    Hogs                    265             198

                         Barrows & Gilts                         194

                         Sows                                    314

                         Stags & Boars                           232



 Lamb & Mutton    3.1    Sheep                   139              70

                         Mature Sheep                             67

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70

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 Total Meat

 Production     885.6

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 29, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       689,630

                 : Steers          :       358,932      52.0

                 : Heifers         :       215,008      31.2

                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,391       6.3

                 : Other Cows      :        59,907       8.7

                 : Bulls           :        12,392       1.8

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,275

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,884,957

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,815,821      96.3

                 : Sows            :        64,471       3.4

                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,665       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        44,620

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,591       8.0

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        41,029      92.0

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

                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 29, 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.   : 65,987   36,297    82.1     7,723  12,351   16.1

        Tue.   : 67,816   40,143    81.9     8,857  12,549   16.2

        Wed.   : 65,547   39,251    82.0     9,005  11,370   15.9

        Thu.   : 66,236   37,282    82.1     8,398  11,721   16.0

        Fri.   : 66,721   40,042    82.9     9,230  10,355   15.2

        Sat.   : 26,625   21,993    96.0       178   1,561    3.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:358,932  215,008    83.2    43,391  59,907   15.0



 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service