Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/09/2005

26/09/2005
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                   Cattle     Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday         3,575      377       2,697        738        548       0           0
Tuesday      124,999    3,508    402,343   11,457    2,929     513       146
Wednesday 126,180    3,015    407,372   12,241    2,244     455       121
Thursday     125,836    2,537    401,678   11,286    2,601     567       200
Friday         123,846    3,094    399,277     8,861    1,675     223        62
Saturday      73,358        0       225,925       832       49       117        53
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Total           577,794   12,531 1,839,292   45,415  10,046   1,875      582
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%Steers        56.0   %Barrows & Gilts  96.8   %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
%Heifers       29.0    %Sows                  2.9   %Mature Sheep           5.2
%Cows         13.6   %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  09/10/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           451.2   
                         Cattle                1,277             785
                         Steers                                    833
                         Heifers                                   762
                         Cows                                     625
                         Bulls & Stags                         890

Calves & Veal    2.6   
                        Calves                351               214

Pork           362.2   
                         Hogs                 265               198
                         Barrows & Gilts                      194
                         Sows                                     309
                         Stags & Boars                        203

Lamb & Mutton    3.1   
                         Sheep               137                69
                         Mature Sheep                         68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  69
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Total Meat
Production     819.1
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 10, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       577,794
                 : Steers          :       323,638      56.0
                 : Heifers         :       167,285      29.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,017       6.9
                 : Other Cows      :        38,806       6.7
                 : Bulls           :         8,048       1.4
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,531
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,839,292
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,780,825      96.8
                 : Sows            :        53,488       2.9
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,979       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,415
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,372       5.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,043      94.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 10, 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.   :  1,907      522    67.9       523     467   27.7
               :
        Tue.   : 69,052   36,029    84.1     8,160   9,924   14.5
               :
        Wed.   : 70,672   35,319    84.0     9,413   9,043   14.6
               :
        Thu.   : 70,132   35,146    83.7     9,270   9,309   14.8
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        Fri.   : 66,061   36,793    83.0    10,371   8,539   15.3
               :
        Sat.   : 45,814   23,476    94.5     2,280   1,524    5.2
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:323,638  167,285    85.0    40,017  38,806   13.6

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