Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 16/04/2005

29/04/2005

        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  16/04/2005
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                  Cattle        Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       104,344    3,158    387,564     8,640   2,497   787      64
Tuesday      123,129    3,158    389,521     10,702   1,851     0        82
Wednesday 118,848    3,065    395,979     7,336    1,792   476    189
Thursday    117,021     1,805    392,475     9,151     1,525   443    157
Friday        106,186     2,799    370,563    8,890    1,581    220    220
Saturday     19,977        1          54,191         44       40         0        0
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Total        589,505    13,986    1,990,293  44,763  9,286  1,926   712
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%Steers         52.9    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5    %Lambs & Yearlings  94.6
%Heifers       30.4    %Sows                   3.1     %Mature Sheep          5.4
%Cows           14.9    %Stags & Boars      0.3     %Bulls & Stags           1.8
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  04/16/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           434.1   

                         Cattle                1,217           740
                         Steers                                  780
                         Heifers                                719
                         Cows                                    620
                         Bulls & Stags                        919

Calves & Veal    3.0   

                         Calves                 358            219

Pork           402.1   

                         Hogs                    271             203
                         Barrows & Gilts                      199
                         Sows                                      310
                         Stags & Boars                         213

Lamb & Mutton    3.3   

                          Sheep                  147             74
                         Mature Sheep                          69
                         Lambs & Yearlings                   74
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Total Meat
Production     842.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 16, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       589,505
                 : Steers          :       311,914      52.9
                 : Heifers         :       179,305      30.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        41,877       7.1
                 : Other Cows      :        45,946       7.8
                 : Bulls           :        10,463       1.8
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,986
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,990,293
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,921,594      96.5
                 : Sows            :        62,338       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,361       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        44,763
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,403       5.4
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,360      94.6
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 16, 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.   : 60,657   31,512    88.3     4,384   6,441   10.4
               :
        Tue.   : 65,105   36,199    82.3     9,636   9,810   15.8
               :
        Wed.   : 61,681   35,259    81.6     9,638  10,122   16.6
               :
        Thu.   : 58,886   37,216    82.1     8,418  10,113   15.8
               :
        Fri.   : 54,020   30,712    79.8     9,801   9,456   18.1
               :
        Sat.   : 11,565    8,407   100.0                 4      
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:311,914  179,305    83.3    41,877  45,946   14.9

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