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Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 06/08/05

19/08/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  08/06/2005
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                  Cattle      Calves     Hogs      Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       114,152   2,526    331,718     9,275   2,729       619        72
Tuesday      121,651   3,111    376,638     7,843   2,276         0          91
Wednesday 121,591   2,603    365,107   10,390   2,595       486       204
Thursday     122,414   2,312    376,516   10,294   1,568       289        52
Friday         118,422   2,868    337,446     8,141   1,484       163        89
Saturday      24,940      0        40,627         42       44            0         73
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Total           623,170 13,420  1,828,052   45,985 10,696     1,557       581
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%Steers         56.4   %Barrows & Gilts  96.7   %Lambs & Yearlings  93.9
%Heifers        29.5    %Sows                  3.1   %Mature Sheep           6.1
%Cows          12.7    %Stags & Boars     0.3   %Bulls & Stags          1.4

 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  08/06/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           484.3   
                         Cattle                1,267             781
                         Steers                                    826
                         Heifers                                   757
                         Cows                                     622
                         Bulls & Stags                         901

Calves & Veal    2.7   
                        Calves                  336             206

Pork           356.4   
                         Hogs                   262             196
                         Barrows & Gilts                      192
                         Sows                                     305
                         Stags & Boars                       216

Lamb & Mutton    3.1    
                         Sheep                 136              68
                         Mature Sheep                         71
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  68
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Total Meat
Production     846.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 06, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       623,170
                 : Steers          :       351,200      56.4
                 : Heifers         :       183,995      29.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        38,751       6.2
                 : Other Cows      :        40,527       6.5
                 : Bulls           :         8,697       1.4
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,420
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,828,052
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,766,991      96.7
                 : Sows            :        56,156       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,905       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,985
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,796       6.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,189      93.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 06, 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.   : 68,299   32,341    88.2     4,841   7,257   10.6
               :
        Tue.   : 68,808   34,976    85.3     8,412   7,751   13.3
               :
        Wed.   : 68,373   34,904    84.9     8,038   8,593   13.7
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        Thu.   : 68,149   35,493    84.7     7,736   9,029   13.7
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        Fri.   : 60,740   38,299    83.6     9,639   7,858   14.8
               :
        Sat.   : 16,831    7,982    99.5        85      39    0.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:351,200  183,995    85.9    38,751  40,527   12.7

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