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Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 23/07/05

08/08/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  23/07/2005
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                    Cattle    Calves     Hogs     Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       117,105    2,787    352,769  10,118    2,481     666        70
Tuesday      125,189    2,698    374,710    8,331    2,422      94       102
Wednesday 125,438    3,232    375,139  10,270    1,855     342      174
Thursday     123,681    2,114    373,169    9,838    1,407     330      110
Friday         120,811    2,963     361,331    7,479   1,878     174        75
Saturday      38,284        0         31,012      30        174        0          0
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Total          650,508    13,794   1,868,130 46,066   10,217  1,606     531
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%Steers         53.8   %Barrows & Gilts  96.6   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.5
%Heifers        30.8   %Sows                   3.2   %Mature Sheep           4.5
%Cows          13.9   %Stags & Boars      0.3   %Bulls & Stags           1.5

 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  23/07/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           501.6   
                         Cattle                 1,261             775
                         Steers                                     825
                         Heifers                                    751
                         Cows                                      625
                         Bulls & Stags                          891

Calves & Veal    2.9   
                        Calves                  343              213

Pork           366.3    
                         Hogs                   264              197
                         Barrows & Gilts                       193
                         Sows                                      310
                         Stags & Boars                         220

Lamb & Mutton    3.1   
                         Sheep                136                68
                         Mature Sheep                          70
                         Lambs & Yearlings                   68
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Total Meat
Production     873.9
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 23, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       650,508
                 : Steers          :       350,005      53.8
                 : Heifers         :       200,263      30.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,905       6.3
                 : Other Cows      :        49,660       7.6
                 : Bulls           :         9,675       1.5
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,794
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,868,130
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,804,409      96.6
                 : Sows            :        59,025       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,696       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,066
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,081       4.5
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,985      95.5
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 23, 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.   : 64,617   35,881    85.8     5,134   9,880   12.8
               :
        Tue.   : 70,662   34,320    83.9     8,536   9,543   14.4
               :
        Wed.   : 64,809   39,222    82.9     8,809  10,723   15.6
               :
        Thu.   : 65,503   37,108    83.0     8,257  10,550   15.2
               :
        Fri.   : 62,731   37,575    83.0    10,016   8,704   15.5
               :
        Sat.   : 21,683   16,157    98.8       153     260    1.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:350,005  200,263    84.6    40,905  49,660   13.9

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