Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/04/2005

13/05/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  30/04/2005
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                   Cattle      Calves      Hogs       Sheep     Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       107,780   3,034    382,334    12,907  2,582   813        112
Tuesday      123,292   3,321     385,130    11,457   2,671     0         110
Wednesday 121,100    2,603    385,344    10,998   1,746   350       158
Thursday    120,050   2,552    382,506    11,133    1,990   477       119
Friday        123,737   2,449    358,292     7,941    1,608   201       167
Saturday     29,492      0          34,121       795        62       0           0
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Total         625,451   13,959   1,927,727  55,231  10,659  1,841     666
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%Steers         54.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings  94.0
%Heifers       30.3    %Sows                    3.1 %Mature Sheep           6.0
%Cows           13.8    %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  04/30/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           462.7   

                          Cattle                1,218           744
                         Steers                                   784
                         Heifers                                 716
                         Cows                                     622
                         Bulls & Stags                         922

Calves & Veal    3.0   

                         Calves                  364             222

Pork           384.1   

                         Hogs                    270             200
                         Barrows & Gilts                       196
                         Sows                                      313
                         Stags & Boars                         215

Lamb & Mutton    3.7   

                         Sheep                   134             67
                         Mature Sheep                          68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                   67
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Total Meat
Production     853.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 30, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       625,451
                 : Steers          :       339,982      54.4
                 : Heifers         :       189,202      30.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        39,319       6.3
                 : Other Cows      :        46,748       7.5
                 : Bulls           :        10,200       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,959
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,927,727
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,861,080      96.5
                 : Sows            :        60,413       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,234       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,231
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,321       6.0
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        51,910      94.0
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 30, 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.   : 64,285   31,430    88.8     4,194   6,494    9.9
               :
        Tue.   : 69,075   33,733    83.4     9,050   9,409   15.0
               :
        Wed.   : 62,767   36,872    82.3     8,776  10,384   15.8
               :
        Thu.   : 62,460   37,595    83.3     7,623  10,063   14.7
               :
        Fri.   : 62,782   39,278    82.5     9,389  10,101   15.8
               :
        Sat.   : 18,613   10,294    98.0       287     297    2.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:339,982  189,202    84.6    39,319  46,748   13.8

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