Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/09/2004

27/09/2004
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          Cattle   Calves     Hogs      Sheep   Goats  Equine  1/Bison
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Head
Monday      1,359     435     1,915       555     491    367        0
Tuesday   125,967   4,067   407,422    11,710   3,410    380      112
Wednesday 123,954   3,659   401,806    12,617   2,359    292      152
Thursday  121,455   2,623   399,806    12,395   2,323    304      136
Friday    122,558   3,411   398,398    10,777   1,455     16      236
Saturday   45,743       0   253,384        83      51      0        0
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Total     541,036  14,195 1,862,731    48,137  10,089  1,359      636
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%Steers    52.9   %Barrows & Gilts  96.8     %Lambs & Yearlings  94.6
%Heifers   30.0   %Sows              3.0     %Mature Sheep        5.4
%Cows      15.2   %Stags & Boars     0.2     %Bulls & Stags       1.9
 
 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 11/09/2004
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Production             Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           418.3    Cattle                1,267             777
                        Steers                                  830
                        Heifers                                 758
                        Cows                                    616
                        Bulls & Stags                           894
 
Calves & Veal    2.7    Calves                  314             194
 
Pork           368.0    Hogs                    266             198
                        Barrows & Gilts                         195
                        Sows                                    309
                        Stags & Boars                           225
 
Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   134              68
                        Mature Sheep                             64
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        68
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Total Meat
Production     792.2
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, US
                Week Ending Saturday, September 11, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       541,036
                 : Steers          :       285,958      52.9
                 : Heifers         :       162,475      30.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,318       7.5
                 : Other Cows      :        41,948       7.8
                 : Bulls           :        10,337       1.9
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,195
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,862,731
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,802,618      96.8
                 : Sows            :        56,411       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         3,702       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,137
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,591       5.4
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,546      94.6
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 11, 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.   :    732      431    85.6        61     125   13.7
        Tue.   : 64,468   39,834    82.8     8,143  10,886   15.1
        Wed.   : 64,835   36,506    81.8     9,990  10,056   16.2
        Thu.   : 63,451   35,216    81.2     9,652  10,658   16.7
        Fri.   : 64,194   35,878    81.7    10,744   9,417   16.5
        Sat.   : 28,278   14,610    93.8     1,728     806    5.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:285,958  162,475    82.9    40,318  41,948   15.2
 
Source: USDA, NASS
 

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