Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/09/2004

17/09/2004
 
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            Cattle   Calves    Hogs      Sheep   Goats  Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday     120,931   3,469   402,698    10,978   2,833    570       54
Tuesday    123,000   3,671   401,103     9,234   2,743      0       77
Wednesday  117,252   2,784   402,620    11,443   2,338    469      109
Thursday   126,373   2,123   401,097    11,771   2,757    304       99
Friday     124,897   3,232   389,060     8,067   1,786     23       11
Saturday    29,850       0    52,554       731      28      0        0
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Total      642,303  15,279 2,049,132    52,224  12,485  1,366      350
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%Steers   51.8    %Barrows & Gilts 96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  93.3
%Heifers  30.2    %Sows             3.2       %Mature Sheep        6.7
%Cows     15.7    %Stags & Boars    0.2       %Bulls & Stags       2.3
 
 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  09/04/2004
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Production            Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           494.7    Cattle                1,266              774
                         Steers                                  827
                         Heifers                                 753
                         Cows                                    620
                         Bulls & Stags                           898
 
Calves & Veal    2.9    Calves                  316              193
 
Pork           401.3    Hogs                    263              197
                         Barrows & Gilts                         193
                         Sows                                    305
                         Stags & Boars                           219
 
Lamb & Mutton    3.5    Sheep                   133               67
                         Mature Sheep                             65
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        67
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Total Meat
Production     902.4
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 04, 2004
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       642,303
                 : Steers          :       332,991      51.8
                 : Heifers         :       194,061      30.2
                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,767       7.6
                 : Other Cows      :        51,891       8.1
                 : Bulls           :        14,593       2.3
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,279
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,049,132
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,978,512      96.6
                 : Sows            :        65,983       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,637       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,224
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,476       6.7
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,748      93.3
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 04, 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.   : 63,080   36,145    82.1     8,318  10,474   15.5
        Tue.   : 64,749   35,401    81.4     9,858  10,348   16.4
        Wed.   : 60,937   33,751    80.8     9,685  10,256   17.0
        Thu.   : 65,878   37,480    81.8     9,405  10,723   15.9
        Fri.   : 62,766   39,841    82.2    10,700   8,863   15.7
        Sat.   : 15,581   11,443    90.5       801   1,227    6.8
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:332,991  194,061    82.1    48,767  51,891   15.7
 
 
 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service