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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/07/2004 - 19.8

20/08/2004
WA_LS711                 
Washington D.C.           Thu    19 Aug, 2004              USDA Market 
 
     Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/08/2004 
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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
Steerrs                                     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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