Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 02/10/2004

18/10/2004
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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 02/10/2004
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          Cattle   Calves    Hogs      Sheep   Goats  Equine  1/Bison
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Head
Monday    119,154   2,982   395,886    11,406   2,596    701      78
Tuesday   122,506   3,433   394,709    11,032   2,758      0     107
Wednesday 125,650   2,703   399,279    10,842   2,481    277     113
Thursday  124,717   2,223   399,241    10,634   1,998    341     132
Friday    117,045   3,142   390,113     8,738   1,718     28      36
Saturday   26,389      44    77,160     1,107      50      0       0
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Total     635,461  14,527 2,056,388    53,759  11,601  1,347     466
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%Steers  50.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7      %Lambs & Yearlings  95.0
%Heifers 32.2    %Sows              3.0      %Mature Sheep        5.0
%Cows    15.3    %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 02/10
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Production             Species and Class   Liveweight   Dressed Weight
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           Mil. Lbs.                           Lbs.            Lbs.
Beef           492.3    Cattle                1,270             779
                        Steers                                  832
                        Heifers                                 765
                        Cows                                    615
                        Bulls & Stags                           890
 
Calves & Veal    2.9    Calves                  328             201
 
Pork           406.9    Hogs                    266             199
                        Barrows & Gilts                         195
                        Sows                                    316
                        Stags & Boars                           217
 
Lamb & Mutton    3.6    Sheep                   134              68
                        Mature Sheep                             65
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        68
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Total Meat
Production                                                    905.7
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
 
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 02, 2004
 
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       635,461
                 : Steers          :       322,106      50.7
                 : Heifers         :       204,701      32.2
                 : Dairy Cows      :        45,476       7.2
                 : Other Cows      :        51,591       8.1
                 : Bulls           :        11,587       1.8
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,527
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,056,388
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,989,330      96.7
                 : Sows            :        62,474       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,584       0.2
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        53,759
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,666       5.0
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        51,093      95.0
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 02, 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.   : 61,742   37,427    83.2     6,489  11,072   14.7
        Tue.   : 60,455   42,141    83.7     9,101   8,855   14.7
        Wed.   : 63,664   39,345    82.0    10,122  10,289   16.2
        Thu.   : 61,144   41,392    82.2     9,025  10,810   15.9
        Fri.   : 60,205   35,348    81.6     9,777   9,279   16.3
        Sat.   : 14,896    9,048    90