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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 19/03/2005

04/04/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  03/19/2005
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                  Cattle     Calves      Hogs      Sheep     Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       116,118    3,131    378,981    11,748   3,136   802     102
Tuesday      120,094   3,488  378,576    12,600   2,505    0       196
Wednesday 120,382   3,033   377,641    11,927   2,484   364    150
Thursday    118,709    2,823   364,276   12,936   2,327   378    131
Friday        102,755    2,862   342,437   11,710    2,642   220   114
Saturday    13,805        1          92,960    6,421     186       0       0
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Total         591,863   15,338   1,934,871  67,342 13,280  1,764  693
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%Steers         51.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6   %Lambs & Yearlings  96.9
%Heifers       32.3    %Sows                 3.1     %Mature Sheep          3.1
%Cows           15.0    %Stags & Boars    0.3     %Bulls & Stags           1.6
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  19/03/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           444.8   

                         Cattle                1,240          756
                         Steers                                  797
                         Heifers                                738
                         Cows                                    634
                         Bulls & Stags                        913

Calves & Veal    3.0   

                          Calves                334           202

Pork           390.0   

                          Hogs                   271           202
                         Barrows & Gilts                    199
                         Sows                                    309
                         Stags & Boars                       217

Lamb & Mutton    4.6   

                         Sheep                  137            69
                         Mature Sheep                        69
                         Lambs & Yearlings                 69
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Total Meat
Production     842.4
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 19, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       591,863
                 : Steers          :       302,235      51.1
                 : Heifers         :       191,145      32.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,094       7.5
                 : Other Cows      :        44,944       7.6
                 : Bulls           :         9,445       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,338
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,934,871
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,869,461      96.6
                 : Sows            :        59,847       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,563       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        67,342
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,118       3.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        65,224      96.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 19, 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.   : 63,054   36,552    85.8     6,079   8,608   12.6
               :
        Tue.   : 63,342   37,890    84.3     9,066   8,235   14.4
               :
        Wed.   : 61,653   38,637    83.3     9,270   9,109   15.3
               :
        Thu.   : 58,341   39,908    82.8     8,235  10,066   15.4
               :
        Fri.   : 48,751   32,528    79.1    10,417   8,925   18.8
               :
        Sat.   :  7,094    5,630    92.2     1,027       1    7.4
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:302,235  191,145    83.4    44,094  44,944   15.0


Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO