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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/10/2004

15/11/2004
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/10/2004
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           Cattle   Calves   Hogs      Sheep   Goats   Equine 1/Bison
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 Head
Monday    116,813   2,812   396,791   12,292   2,727    688      121
Tuesday   127,509   3,788   389,843   11,134   2,829      0      105
Wednesday 124,455   3,217   396,257   11,972   2,496    441       68
Thursday  128,894   2,180   394,712   11,388   2,175    327      108
Friday    124,246   2,722   384,854    8,630   1,659    139       53
Saturday   22,489       0   107,920    1,007      25     63        0
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Total     644,406  14,719 2,070,377   56,423  11,911  1,658      455
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%Steers       47.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7   %Lambs & Yearlings 95.1
%Heifers      34.2    %Sows              3.0   %Mature Sheep       4.9
%Cows         16.8    %Stags & Boars     0.3   %Bulls & Stags      1.7
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  30/10/2004
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Production             Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed weight
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           Mil. Lbs.                                      Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           495.7    Cattle                1,269             773
                        Steers                                  831
                        Heifers                                 769
                        Cows                                    607
                        Bulls & Stags                           870
 
Calves & Veal    3.0    Calves                  331             205
 
Pork           414.0    Hogs                    269             201
                        Barrows & Gilts                         197
                        Sows                                    314
                        Stags & Boars                           209
 
Lamb & Mutton    3.9    Sheep                   137              69
                        Mature Sheep                             64
                        Lambs & Yearlings                        69
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Total Meat
Production     916.6
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 30, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       644,406
                 : Steers          :       304,940      47.3
                 : Heifers         :       220,125      34.2
                 : Dairy Cows      :        47,576       7.4
                 : Other Cows      :        60,530       9.4
                 : Bulls           :        11,235       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,719
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,070,377
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,002,704      96.7
                 : Sows            :        62,426       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,247       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        56,423
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,739       4.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        53,684      95.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 30, 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.   : 54,923   40,480    81.7     7,486  11,674   16.4
        Tue.   : 62,271   41,748    81.6     9,618  11,623   16.7
        Wed.   : 57,128   44,829    81.9     9,284  11,201   16.5
        Thu.   : 60,202   45,552    82.0     9,391  11,653   16.3
        Fri.   : 61,009   38,220    79.9    10,757  12,090   18.4
        Sat.   :  9,407    9,296    83.2     1,040   2,289   14.8
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:304,940  220,125    81.5    47,576  60


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