Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/11/2005

21/11/2005
 Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  11/05/2005
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                   Cattle     Calves     Hogs      Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       119,318    2,447    399,578   11,579    2,893    643        218
Tuesday      125,928    2,678    398,547   10,719    2,475      0         164
Wednesday 125,062    2,494    399,339   11,346    2,624    574       169
Thursday     120,623    2,051    395,607   10,223    1,839    487       124
Friday         122,755    2,589    391,290    8,065     1,257    246       116
Saturday      24,282        0      155,576       24         46         0          13
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Total           637,968   12,259 2,139,937   51,956   11,134  1,950      804
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%Steers        51.2    %Barrows & Gilts  96.9   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.4
%Heifers       29.9    %Sows                   2.9   %Mature Sheep           4.6
%Cows         17.3    %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  05/11/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           496.4   
                          Cattle                1,286             782
                         Steers                                     840
                         Heifers                                    774
                         Cows                                      614
                         Bulls & Stags                          892

Calves & Veal    2.8   
                        Calves                  374             230

Pork           431.9   
                         Hogs                   272             203
                         Barrows & Gilts                      199
                         Sows                                     312
                         Stags & Boars                        211

Lamb & Mutton    3.6   
                         Sheep                 139              70
                         Mature Sheep                         68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  70
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Total Meat
Production     934.7
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 05, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       637,968
                 : Steers          :       326,528      51.2
                 : Heifers         :       190,738      29.9
                 : Dairy Cows      :        52,188       8.2
                 : Other Cows      :        58,365       9.1
                 : Bulls           :        10,149       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,259
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,139,937
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,072,856      96.9
                 : Sows            :        61,412       2.9
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,669       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,956
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,409       4.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        49,547      95.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 05, 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.   : 60,719   37,749    82.5     7,678  11,353   15.9
               :
        Tue.   : 68,168   34,091    81.2    10,412  11,254   17.2
               :
        Wed.   : 61,693   40,252    81.5     9,968  11,396   17.1
               :
        Thu.   : 60,920   36,845    81.1     9,982  10,932   17.3
               :
        Fri.   : 65,094   34,089    80.8    10,776  10,806   17.6
               :
        Sat.   :  9,934    7,712    72.7     3,372   2,624   24.7
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:326,528  190,738    81.1    52,188  58,365   17.3

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