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Washington, DC     Thurs    Jul 22, 2004    USDA Market News

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  07/10/2004

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           Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison

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                                     Head

Monday      4,659      510     28,376      1,350      366     306         4

Tuesday   127,235    4,191    387,871     12,309    3,139     386       142

Wednesday 125,551    3,007    393,998     11,566    2,094     207       109

Thursday  118,676    2,567    396,326     11,019    2,229     219       114

Friday    123,713    3,247    383,501      8,866    1,186       0       161

Saturday   33,651        3     31,154      2,047      535       0         0

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Total     533,485   13,525  1,621,226     47,157    9,549   1,118       530

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%Steers      53.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.4       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.8

%Heifers     31.4    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        6.2

%Cows        13.5    %Stags & Boars     0.2

%Bulls & Stags1.5

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  07/10/2004

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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight

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             Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.

Beef           403.5    Cattle                1,236             761

                        Steers                                  809

                        Heifers                                 734

                        Cows                                    612

                        Bulls & Stags                           901

Calves & Veal    2.6    Calves                  319             194

Pork           317.0    Hogs                    263             196

                        Barrows & Gilts                         192

                        Sows                                    309

                        Stags & Boars                           234

Lamb & Mutton    3.1    Sheep                   132              66

                        Mature Sheep                             65

                        Lambs & Yearlings                        66

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Total Meat

Production     726.2

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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 10, 2004

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       533,485

                 : Steers          :       285,884      53.6

                 : Heifers         :       167,318      31.4

                 : Dairy Cows      :        34,456       6.5

                 : Other Cows      :        37,799       7.1

                 : Bulls           :         8,028       1.5

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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,525

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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,621,226

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,562,351      96.4

                 : Sows            :        54,856       3.4

                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,019       0.2

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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,157

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,926       6.2

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        44,231      93.8

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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 10, 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.   :  2,633      429    65.7       633     735   29.4

        Tue.   : 70,615   37,417    84.9     7,837   9,801   13.9

        Wed.   : 67,201   39,597    85.1     8,765   8,207   13.5

        Thu.   : 64,474   34,093    83.1     7,666  10,091   15.0

        Fri.   : 63,563   40,291    83.9     8,970   8,839   14.4

        Sat.   : 17,398   15,491    97.7       585     126    2.1

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:285,884  167,318