Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 17/09/2005

30/09/2005
        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  17/09/2005
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                   Cattle      Calves      Hogs      Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       118,445    3,229      400,857   10,954    3,082     589      154
Tuesday      127,135    3,046      390,888   10,360    2,141     147      125
Wednesday 125,037    2,935      382,642   11,147    2,073     397      235
Thursday     124,651    1,936      403,258   10,517    2,207     612      138
Friday         123,772    2,756      386,841     8,672    1,344     347       83
Saturday      34,026        0          59,548       56         51        76         0
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Total        653,066   13,902  2,024,034     51,706   10,898   2,168       735
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%Steers         54.9   %Barrows & Gilts  96.6   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.4
%Heifers        29.3    %Sows                  3.1   %Mature Sheep           4.6
%Cows         14.1     %Stags & Boars    0.3    %Bulls & Stags           1.7

 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  09/17/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           509.6   
                         Cattle                1,278             785
                         Steers                                    835
                         Heifers                                   763
                         Cows                                     615
                         Bulls & Stags                         892

Calves & Veal    3.0   
                         Calves                 361             221

Pork           399.1   
                         Hogs                   266            198
                         Barrows & Gilts                     194
                         Sows                                    308
                         Stags & Boars                       211

Lamb & Mutton    3.5   
                         Sheep                 136              68
                         Mature Sheep                         67
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  68
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Total Meat
Production     915.2
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 17, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       653,066
                 : Steers          :       358,823      54.9
                 : Heifers         :       191,359      29.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        42,537       6.5
                 : Other Cows      :        49,424       7.6
                 : Bulls           :        10,923       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,902
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,024,034
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,954,770      96.6
                 : Sows            :        63,467       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,797       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,706
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,361       4.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        49,345      95.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                Week Ending  Saturday, September 17, 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.   : 68,709   33,351    86.2     6,084   8,380   12.2
               :
        Tue.   : 66,938   37,983    82.5     9,270  10,660   15.7
               :
        Wed.   : 67,799   35,434    82.6     8,788  10,781   15.7
               :
        Thu.   : 69,388   34,606    83.4     8,375  10,102   14.8
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        Fri.   : 66,058   36,702    83.0     9,889   8,877   15.2
               :
        Sat.   : 19,931   13,283    97.6       131     624    2.2
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:358,823  191,359    84.2    42,537  49,424   14.1

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