Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 26/02/2005

14/03/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  26/02/2005
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                  Cattle        Calves     Hogs    Sheep    Goats  Equine 1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       94,168    2,842   362,507   7,500     969      670      67
Tuesday      119,865   3,600   401,820  10,883   7,129     0       124
Wednesday 119,144   3,576   396,625  11,215   1,805   325     106
Thursday     117,550   3,023   394,257  10,565   1,999   400     129
Friday         104,012   2,249   378,909    9,144   1,256   120      78
Saturday      16,405        2       36,326     4,909      55       0         0
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Total          571,144   15,292 1,970,444  54,216 13,213 1,515   504
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%Steers         48.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6  %Lambs & Yearlings  96.1
%Heifers        33.7    %Sows                  3.1    %Mature Sheep           3.9
%Cows          16.0    %Stags & Boars    0.3    %Bulls & Stags            1.7
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  02/26/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           431.2 

                         Cattle                1,250          759
                         Steers                                  802
                         Heifers                                 749
                         Cows                                   633
                         Bulls & Stags                        899

Calves & Veal    2.9   

                        Calves                  321          195

Pork           396.8   

                         Hogs                    271             202
                         Barrows & Gilts                      199
                         Sows                                      308
                         Stags & Boars                        212

Lamb & Mutton    3.9   

                         Sheep                   144             72
                         Mature Sheep                          69
                         Lambs & Yearlings                   73
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Total Meat
Production     834.8
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 26, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       571,144
                 : Steers          :       277,701      48.6
                 : Heifers         :       192,475      33.7
                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,186       7.7
                 : Other Cows      :        47,141       8.3
                 : Bulls           :         9,641       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,292
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,970,444
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,903,229      96.6
                 : Sows            :        61,580       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,635       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        54,216
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,130       3.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        52,086      96.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 26, 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.   : 45,345   31,236    81.3     6,382   9,258   16.6
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        Tue.   : 58,025   41,321    82.9     9,330   9,427   15.6
               :
        Wed.   : 58,948   39,477    82.6     9,832   9,245   16.0
               :
        Thu.   : 57,187   40,387    83.0     8,178   9,592   15.1
               :
        Fri.   : 49,413   32,863    79.1    10,129   9,546   18.9
               :
        Sat.   :  8,783    7,191    97.4       335      73    2.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:277,701  192,475    82.3    44,186  47,141   16.0

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