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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for week ending 24/07/04

06/08/2004
WA_LS711                 
Washington D.C.           Thu    Aug 5, 2004              USDA Market News
 
        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 24/07/2004
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       125,506    3,350    378,317     11,565    2,350     583       129
 Tuesday      129,353    3,353    380,975      7,671    3,046      40        69
 Wednesday    125,970    3,665    375,735     10,702    2,063     192        77
 Thursday     125,435    2,519    379,793     10,670    2,276     287       137
 Friday       124,830    3,239    355,756      6,113    1,620       0       152
 Saturday      14,549        0      8,670         40       21       0         0
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 Total        645,643   16,126  1,879,246     46,761   11,376   1,102       564
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 %Steers         54.1    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.1
 %Heifers        29.0    %Sows              3.3       %Mature Sheep        5.9
 %Cows           15.0    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %Bulls & Stags   1.9
 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  07/24/2004
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           489.6    Cattle                1,243             762
                         Steers                                  812
                         Heifers                                 741
                         Cows                                    606
                         Bulls & Stags                           895
 
 Calves & Veal    3.1    Calves                  323             196
 
 Pork           366.7    Hogs                    262             196
                         Barrows & Gilts                         192
                         Sows                                    308
                         Stags & Boars                           226
 
 Lamb & Mutton    3.0    Sheep                   129              65
                         Mature Sheep                             63
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        65
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 Total Meat
 Production     862.4
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 24, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       645,643
                 : Steers          :       349,448      54.1
                 : Heifers         :       187,471      29.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        47,695       7.4
                 : Other Cows      :        49,077       7.6
                 : Bulls           :        11,952       1.9
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,126
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,879,246
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,812,655      96.5
                 : Sows            :        61,357       3.3
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,234       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,761
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,775       5.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,986      94.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 24, 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  


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