Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/10/2005

24/10/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  10/08/2005
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                 Cattle      Calves      Hogs    Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       114,627   3,252    389,075  10,077    3,026    655       69
Tuesday      122,566   2,454    400,457  11,244    2,358      0       287
Wednesday 122,802   2,831    401,252  10,704    2,643    488     335
Thursday     125,033   2,203    400,704  11,582    3,445    573     176
Friday         116,815   2,440    400,755    8,689    2,176    187     170
Saturday       20,139     10       87,053       219      401     139       65
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Total           621,982  13,190  2,079,296  52,515  14,049  2,042   1,102
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%Steers        53.4    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7   %Lambs & Yearlings  94.5
%Heifers        29.6    %Sows                 3.0    %Mature Sheep           5.5
%Cows         15.4     %Stags & Boars    0.2    %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  08/10/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           487.0   
                         Cattle                1,285             787
                         Steers                                    840
                         Heifers                                   771
                         Cows                                     620
                         Bulls & Stags                         893

Calves & Veal    3.0   
                        Calves                 377              231

Pork           413.1   
                         Hogs                  268             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                     196
                         Sows                                    309
                         Stags & Boars                       216

Lamb & Mutton    3.6   
                         Sheep                 138              69
                         Mature Sheep                         71
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  69
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Total Meat
Production     906.7
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 08, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       621,982
                 : Steers          :       332,040      53.4
                 : Heifers         :       184,385      29.6
                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,715       7.0
                 : Other Cows      :        51,893       8.3
                 : Bulls           :         9,949       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,190
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,079,296
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,011,550      96.7
                 : Sows            :        62,931       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,815       0.2
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,515
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,882       5.5
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        49,633      94.5
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 08, 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.   : 62,661   34,389    84.7     6,463   9,336   13.8
               :
        Tue.   : 65,603   35,678    82.6     8,864  10,397   15.7
               :
        Wed.   : 66,414   35,594    83.1     8,959   9,922   15.4
               :
        Thu.   : 66,367   37,933    83.4     8,983   9,655   14.9
               :
        Fri.   : 58,154   36,392    80.9    10,179  10,254   17.5
               :
        Sat.   : 12,841    4,399    85.6       267   2,329   12.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:332,040  184,385    83.0    43,715  51,893   15.4

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