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Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 13/08/05

26/08/2005
St. Joseph, MO    Thu Aug 25, 2005    USDA Market News

        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  08/13/2005
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                    Cattle     Calves   Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       114,125   2,685   368,887     9,924     2,513     604       88
Tuesday      122,784   2,676   378,882     9,790     2,204      92       102
Wednesday 121,137   3,147   384,182     9,856     2,336     504      193
Thursday     125,655   1,879   385,501     9,474     2,303     330        84
Friday         116,958    3,000  367,519     6,886     1,731     158      104
Saturday      28,770        0       25,997       52          50        0          0
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Total          629,429   13,387 1,910,968  45,982    11,137   1,688     571
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%Steers         56.4   %Barrows & Gilts  96.7   %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4
%Heifers        28.8    %Sows                 3.1    %Mature Sheep           5.6
%Cows          13.3    %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  08/13/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           488.8   
                         Cattle                 1,269             781
                         Steers                                     827
                         Heifers                                    756
                         Cows                                      624
                         Bulls & Stags                          897

Calves & Veal    2.8    
                         Calves                  349             214

Pork           372.5    
                         Hogs                    263             196
                         Barrows & Gilts                       192
                         Sows                                      308
                         Stags & Boars                         220

Lamb & Mutton    3.2   
                         Sheep                   137              69
                         Mature Sheep                           71
                         Lambs & Yearlings                    69
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Total Meat
Production     867.3
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 13, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       629,429
                 : Steers          :       354,994      56.4
                 : Heifers         :       181,122      28.8
                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,369       6.4
                 : Other Cows      :        43,226       6.9
                 : Bulls           :         9,718       1.5
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,387
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,910,968
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,847,250      96.7
                 : Sows            :        58,604       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,114       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,982
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,591       5.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,391      94.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 13, 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.   : 66,079   33,130    86.9     4,639   8,589   11.6
               :
        Tue.   : 67,479   36,352    84.6     8,649   8,270   13.8
               :
        Wed.   : 68,124   34,145    84.4     8,466   8,360   13.9
               :
        Thu.   : 71,314   33,958    83.8     8,570   9,847   14.7
               :
        Fri.   : 62,502   34,779    83.2     9,900   7,791   15.1
               :
        Sat.   : 19,496    8,758    98.2       145     369    1.8
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:354,994  181,122    85.2    40,369  43,226   13.3

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