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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/02/2005

21/02/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  05/02/2005
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                Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       116,365   3,696    398,043     11,024   2,442    671     115
Tuesday       116,116   3,450    397,127      7,577    2,234      0       165
Wednesday  115,026   2,830    397,388     10,495   1,715    368     240
Thursday      118,255   2,389    396,703     10,732   1,757    366     176
Friday          109,404   3,144    380,310      7,722       892     123     51
Saturday       4,656         0          11,810         851       405       0        0
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Total      579,822    15,509  1,981,381       48,401    9,445   1,528   747
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%Steers         49.3    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
%Heifers       31.9     %Sows                    3.1       %Mature Sheep           5.2
%Cows           17.0   %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight  W/E  02/05/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           440.4   

                         Cattle                1,263             764
                         Steers                                     810
                         Heifers                                    751
                         Cows                                      634
                         Bulls & Stags                          924

Calves & Veal    3.0   

                         Calves                  326             199

Pork           397.5  

                         Hogs                    270             201
                         Barrows & Gilts                      198
                         Sows                                      306
                         Stags & Boars                        209

Lamb & Mutton    3.5   

                         Sheep                   141             71
                         Mature Sheep                          66
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  72
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Total Meat
Production     844.4
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 05, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       579,822
                 : Steers          :       285,738      49.3
                 : Heifers         :       185,202      31.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,111       8.5
                 : Other Cows      :        49,742       8.6
                 : Bulls           :        10,029       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,509
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,981,381
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,914,500      96.6
                 : Sows            :        60,838       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,043       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,401
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,526       5.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,875      94.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 05, 2005
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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.   : 59,117   37,248    82.8     7,236  10,717   15.4
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        Tue.   : 57,428   37,876    82.1     9,584   9,470   16.4
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        Wed.   : 59,705   32,768    80.4    10,251  10,215   17.8
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        Thu.   : 57,353   38,865    81.4    10,237   9,872   17.0
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        Fri.   : 50,262   36,758    79.5    11,148   9,127   18.5
               :
        Sat.   :  1,873    1,687    76.5       655     341   21.4
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:285,738  185,202    81.2    49,111  49,742   17.0

Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  Washington, DC