Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/10/2005

14/10/2005
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                   Cattle      Calves     Hogs      Sheep   Goats  Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       111,643    3,182     398,065   10,064    2,760     724      114
Tuesday      123,552    2,598     398,970   10,589    2,249     221      133
Wednesday 118,580    3,214     401,148   11,645    2,676     391      221
Thursday     121,405    1,953     400,721   10,983    2,343     527      141
Friday         111,822    2,809     397,678     8,480    2,398     267       75
Saturday       24,114        0         84,050      207       786       0          55
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Total           611,116  13,756   2,080,632   51,968  13,212    2,130     739
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%Steers         52.9   %Barrows & Gilts  96.7   %Lambs & Yearlings  94.6
%Heifers        30.4   %Sows                   3.0   %Mature Sheep           5.4
%Cows          15.0   %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  10/01/2005
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Production   Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           476.3    
                         Cattle                1,278             784 

                         Steers                                    837 

                         Heifers                                   765 

                         Cows                                     619 

                         Bulls & Stags                         885

Calves & Veal    3.2      

                        Calves                 380             234 
 
Pork           412.4    

                         Hogs                  267             199 

                         Barrows & Gilts                     195 

                         Sows                                    310 

                         Stags & Boars                       226

Lamb & Mutton    3.6    

                         Sheep                 137              69 

                         Mature Sheep                          68 

                         Lambs & Yearlings                   69
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Total Meat
Production     895.5
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 01, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       611,116
                 : Steers          :       323,567      52.9
                 : Heifers         :       185,644      30.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,321       7.3
                 : Other Cows      :        47,423       7.8
                 : Bulls           :        10,161       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,756
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,080,632
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,012,342      96.7
                 : Sows            :        62,381       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,909       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,968
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,823       5.4
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        49,145      94.6
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 01, 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.   : 64,254   33,350    87.4     6,125   6,299   11.1
               :
        Tue.   : 62,076   40,330    82.9     8,829  10,119   15.3
               :
        Wed.   : 60,785   36,260    81.8     9,432  10,011   16.4
               :
        Thu.   : 65,127   34,760    82.3     8,849  10,648   16.1
               :
        Fri.   : 55,832   33,171    79.6    10,744   9,944   18.5
               :
        Sat.   : 15,493    7,773    96.5       342     402    3.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:323,567  185,644    83.3    44,321  47,423   15.0

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