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Washington D.C.           Thu    Sep 16, 2004              USDA Market News



        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  09/04/2004

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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                         Head

 Monday       120,931    3,469    402,698     10,978    2,833     570        54

 Tuesday      123,000    3,671    401,103      9,234    2,743       0        77

 Wednesday    117,252    2,784    402,620     11,443    2,338     469       109

 Thursday     126,373    2,123    401,097     11,771    2,757     304        99

 Friday       124,897    3,232    389,060      8,067    1,786      23        11

 Saturday      29,850        0     52,554        731       28       0         0

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 Total        642,303   15,279  2,049,132     52,224   12,485   1,366       350

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 %Steers         51.8    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.3

 %Heifers        30.2    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        6.7

 %Cows           15.7    %Stags & Boars     0.2

 %Bulls & Stags   2.3

 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  09/04/2004

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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

 Beef           494.7    Cattle                1,266             774

                         Steers                                  827

                         Heifers                                 753

                         Cows                                    620

                         Bulls & Stags                           898



 Calves & Veal    2.9    Calves                  316             193



 Pork           401.3    Hogs                    263             197

                         Barrows & Gilts                         193

                         Sows                                    305

                         Stags & Boars                           219



 Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   133              67

                         Mature Sheep                             65

                         Lambs & Yearlings                        67

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 Total Meat

 Production     902.4

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 04, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       642,303

                 : Steers          :       332,991      51.8

                 : Heifers         :       194,061      30.2

                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,767       7.6

                 : Other Cows      :        51,891       8.1

                 : Bulls           :        14,593       2.3

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,279

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,049,132

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,978,512      96.6

                 : Sows            :        65,983       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,637       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,224

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,476       6.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,748      93.3

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

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 04, 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.   : 63,080   36,145    82.1     8,318  10,474   15.5

        Tue.   : 64,749   35,401    81.4     9,858  10,348   16.4

        Wed.   : 60,937   33,751    80.8     9,685  10,256   17.0

        Thu.   : 65,878   37,480    81.8     9,405  10,723   15.9

        Fri.   : 62,766   39,841    82.2    10,700   8,863   15.7

        Sat.   : 15,581   11,443    90.5       801   1,227    6.8

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:332,991  194,061    82.1    48,767  51,891   15.7





 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service