Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/09/2005

16/09/2005
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                 Cattle       Calves   Hogs        Sheep   Goats    Equine   1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       119,074   2,902    395,569  10,360     2,674     612          96
Tuesday      125,952   3,097    394,664    9,043     2,172     102         178
Wednesday 121,213   2,910    398,895  11,201     1,970     369         184
Thursday     122,830   1,825    368,370  10,247     2,649     540         118
Friday         116,328   2,898    389,162    7,169     1,491     181           49
Saturday      32,291      5         63,261      48          60         98             0
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Total          637,688   13,637  2,009,921 48,068   11,016   1,902         625
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%Steers        54.0   %Barrows & Gilts  96.6   %Lambs & Yearlings  94.5
%Heifers       30.4    %Sows                  3.1   %Mature Sheep           5.5
%Cows         14.0    %Stags & Boars     0.3   %Bulls & Stags           1.6

 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  09/03/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           496.8   
                         Cattle                1,274             783
                         Steers                                    834
                         Heifers                                   760
                         Cows                                     624
                         Bulls & Stags                         895

Calves & Veal    2.9   
                        Calves                  350             214

Pork           392.8   
                         Hogs                   263             196
                         Barrows & Gilts                      193
                         Sows                                     308
                         Stags & Boars                        217

Lamb & Mutton    3.3    
                         Sheep                 136              68
                         Mature Sheep                          70
                         Lambs & Yearlings                   68
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Total Meat
Production     895.8
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 03, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       637,688
                 : Steers          :       344,073      54.0
                 : Heifers         :       193,993      30.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,260       6.8
                 : Other Cows      :        46,201       7.2
                 : Bulls           :        10,161       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,637
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,009,921
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,942,093      96.6
                 : Sows            :        62,402       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,426       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,068
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,626       5.5
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,442      94.5
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 03, 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.   : 64,588   37,468    85.7     6,008   9,273   12.8
               :
        Tue.   : 67,183   38,420    83.8     8,977   9,337   14.5
               :
        Wed.   : 65,542   35,855    83.7     9,253   8,649   14.8
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        Thu.   : 66,985   35,869    83.7     8,642   9,097   14.4
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        Fri.   : 61,953   32,687    81.4    10,204   9,319   16.8
               :
        Sat.   : 17,822   13,694    97.6       176     526    2.2
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:344,073  193,993    84.4    43,260  46,201   14.0

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