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Washington D.C.           Thu    Aug 19, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  08/07/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       121,656    3,565    333,605     11,150    2,429     332        65

 Tuesday      126,939    3,700    381,754      8,985    2,891     116       119

 Wednesday    126,515    3,741    384,069     10,421    2,042     307        41

 Thursday     117,487    2,234    383,370     11,175    2,709     301       116

 Friday       117,229    3,473    357,606      7,115    1,144       0       209

 Saturday      15,779        0     23,309         89       69       0         2

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 Total        625,605   16,713  1,863,713     48,935   11,284   1,056       552

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 %Steers         52.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.2

 %Heifers        30.3    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        5.8

 %Cows           15.2    %Stags & Boars     0.2

 %Bulls & Stags   2.0

 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  08/07/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           476.0    Cattle                1,249             765

                         Steers                                  816

                         Heifers                                 744

                         Cows                                    610

                         Bulls & Stags                           897



 Calves & Veal    3.1    Calves                  312             190



 Pork           362.7    Hogs                    262             195

                         Barrows & Gilts                         192

                         Sows                                    308

                         Stags & Boars                           229



 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   131              65

                         Mature Sheep                             64

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        65

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 Total Meat

 Production     845.0

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 07, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       625,605

                 : Steers          :       328,165      52.5

                 : Heifers         :       189,709      30.3

                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,955       7.2

                 : Other Cows      :        50,400       8.1

                 : Bulls           :        12,376       2.0

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,713

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,863,713

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,799,107      96.5

                 : Sows            :        60,129       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,477       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,935

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,815       5.8

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,120      94.2

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 07, 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.   : 65,959   37,524    85.1     5,872   9,948   13.0

        Tue.   : 68,384   36,167    82.4     9,424  10,556   15.7

        Wed.   : 66,509   37,773    82.4     9,391  10,434   15.7

        Thu.   : 60,170   35,952    81.8     8,987   9,814   16.0

        Fri.   : 60,197   34,762    81.0    10,450   9,306   16.9

        Sat.   :  6,946    7,531    91.7       831     342    7.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:328,165  189,709    82.8    44,955  50,400   15.2





 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service