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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/21/2004

03/09/2004
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           Cattle   Calves    Hogs     Sheep   Goats   Equine   1/Bison
------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                           Head
 
Monday     120,925   3,772   397,427   11,385   2,797     541       84
 
Tuesday    122,301   3,491   397,130   10,101   2,880      70      233
 
Wednesday  121,751   3,363   397,488   10,871   2,222     200      250
 
Thursday   126,521   2,103   397,931   10,346   2,868     410      107
 
Friday     118,836   2,982   375,240    6,896   1,207       0       95
 
Saturday    26,601       0    59,128       37      39       0        0 
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Total      636,935  15,711 2,024,344   49,636  12,013   1,221      769
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%Steers    52.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6      %Lambs & Yearlings 94.0
%Heifers   31.0    %Sows              3.2      %Mature Sheep       6.0
%Cows      14.6    %Stags & Boars     0.2      %Bulls & Stags      2.0
 
 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  08/21/2004
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Production   
                      Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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            Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           488.5    Cattle              1,259              771
                         Steers                                 824
                         Heifers                                748
                         Cows                                   611
                         Bulls & Stags                          896
 
 Calves & Veal    3.0    Calves                325              198
 
 Pork           395.2    Hogs                  263              196
                         Barrows & Gilts                        192
                         Sows                                   306
                         Stags & Boars                          226
 
 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                 129               65
                         Mature Sheep                            68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                       65
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Total Meat Production                        889.9
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 21, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
     ------------------------------------------------------------
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       636,935
                 : Steers          :       333,741      52.4
                 : Heifers         :       197,237      31.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,980       7.1
                 : Other Cows      :        48,145       7.6
                 : Bulls           :        12,832       2.0
     ------------------------------------------------------------
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,711
     ------------------------------------------------------------
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,024,344
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,954,868      96.6
                 : Sows            :        64,925       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,551       0.2
     ------------------------------------------------------------
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,636
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,958       6.0
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,678      94.0
     ------------------------------------------------------------
               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 21, 2004
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
               :            Number of Head Slaughtered
               :-----------------------------------------------------
        Day    :        :         : S&H as :       :       : D&O as 
        of     :        :         : % of   : Dairy : Other : % of   
        Week   : Steers : Heifers : Day Cat: Cows  : Cows  : Day Cat
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
        Mon.   : 67,069   35,402    84.7     6,581   9,570   13.4
        Tue.   : 62,711   37,921    82.3     9,537   9,717   15.7
        Wed.   : 62,893   37,950    82.8     9,256   9,029   15.0
        Thu.   : 66,077   38,556    82.7     9,215   9,907


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