Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 19/11/2005

05/12/2005
 Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  11/19/2005
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                  Cattle       Calves     Hogs      Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       113,367    3,090    404,039   10,398    3,198     803       396
Tuesday      120,832    3,299    401,270     9,992    1,958       0        284
Wednesday 108,883    2,442    386,783   10,210    2,631     495       274
Thursday     124,109    2,534    385,751   10,464    2,175     668        95
Friday          115,343   1,895    382,778     8,176    1,930     187       147
Saturday      16,126        0       179,728     1,072      114      127         0
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Total        598,660   13,260  2,140,349     50,312   12,006   2,280     1,196
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%Steers         50.2   %Barrows & Gilts  96.7  %Lambs & Yearlings  95.9
%Heifers        30.2   %Sows                   3.1  %Mature Sheep           4.1
%Cows          18.0   %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  11/19/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           467.0   
Cattle                                          1,291             784
                         Steers                                     842
                         Heifers                                    779
                         Cows                                      619
                         Bulls & Stags                          889

Calves & Veal    3.0    
                        Calves                  370              228

Pork           432.5   
                         Hogs                    272             203
                         Barrows & Gilts                       199
                         Sows                                      315
                         Stags & Boars                         213

Lamb & Mutton    3.6   
                         Sheep                  143               72
                         Mature Sheep                           68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                    72
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Total Meat
Production     906.1
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 19, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       598,660
                 : Steers          :       300,250      50.2
                 : Heifers         :       180,923      30.2
                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,626       8.3
                 : Other Cows      :        58,001       9.7
                 : Bulls           :         9,860       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,260
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,140,349
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,068,660      96.7
                 : Sows            :        66,056       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,633       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,312
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,054       4.1
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,258      95.9
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 19, 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.   : 59,818   31,392    80.5     7,731  12,497   17.8
               :
        Tue.   : 57,030   40,431    80.7     9,771  11,706   17.8
               :
        Wed.   : 53,635   32,790    79.4     9,780  10,838   18.9
               :
        Thu.   : 62,454   39,216    81.9     9,876  10,565   16.5
               :
        Fri.   : 59,836   32,300    79.9    10,430  10,833   18.4
               :
        Sat.   :  7,477    4,794    76.1     2,038   1,562   22.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:300,250  180,923    80.4    49,626  58,001   18.0

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