SJ_LS712 	     **Corrected Report**
St Joseph, MO          Fri Feb 15, 2019          USDA Market News
Estimated Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection

     Total red meat production under Federal inspection for the week
ending Saturday, February 16, 2019 was estimated at 1034 million lbs.
according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture's Marketing Service.
This was 2.1 percent lower than a week ago and 2.7 percent higher
than a year ago.  Cumulative meat production for the year to date was
0.5 percent higher compared to the previous year.

                        Meat Production (millions of pounds)
                             (excludes condemned)
Week Ending       Beef     Calf/Veal     Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton  Totals (3)
  16-Feb-19       492.2          1.4        537.7         2.7    1034.0
  09-Feb-19       515.2          1.2        536.8         2.6    1055.8
   Change:         -4.5%        16.7%         0.2%        3.8%     -2.1%
  17-Feb-18       494.2          1.4        508.8         2.6    1007.0
   Change:         -0.4%         0.0%         5.7%        3.8%      2.7%
  2019 YTD       3404.7          8.2       3601.4        16.9    7031.2
  2018 YTD       3445.4          9.8       3520.4        17.9    6993.5
   Change:         -1.2%       -16.3%         2.3%       -5.6%      0.5%
(1)Previous week estimates may be revised. Year ago data are actuals.
(2) Excludes lard.      (3) Totals may not add due to rounding.
2019 totals are subject to revision
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                        Livestock Slaughter (head)
Week Ending   Cattle    Calves/Vealer      Hogs   Sheep/Lambs
  16-Feb-19     596,000       12,000    2,514,000      39,000
  09-Feb-19     620,000       10,000    2,516,000      39,000
   Change:         -3.9%        20.0%        -0.1%        0.0%
  17-Feb-18     602,000       10,000    2,385,000      36,000
   Change:         -1.0%        20.0%         5.4%        8.3%
  2019 YTD    4,134,000       75,000   16,817,000     252,000
  2018 YTD    4,168,000       73,000   16,465,000     246,000
   Change:         -0.8%         2.9%         2.1%        2.3%
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                                     Average Weights (lbs)
Week Ending Live:          Cattle    Calves/Vealers    Hogs   Sheep/Lambs
  16-Feb-19   Estimate          1373          208         287       137
  09-Feb-19   Estimate          1376          204         286       137
  17-Feb-18     Actual          1369          241         285       147
            Dressed:
  16-Feb-19   Estimate           824          120         214        69
  09-Feb-19   Estimate           830          118         213        69
  17-Feb-18     Actual           823          141         213        74
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           Percentage of Total Cattle Slaughtered by Class
Week Ending    Steers      Heifers        Cows           Bulls
  02-Feb-19   **The USDA-NASS data used for this report is unavailable.**
  03-Feb-18       50.9%        27.2%        20.3%        1.6%

           Percentage of Total Hogs Slaughtered by Class
Week Ending Barrows & Gilts                 Sows                 Boars
  02-Feb-19   **The USDA-NASS data used for this report is unavailable.**
  03-Feb-18       97.2%                      2.5%                  0.3%

*2018 slaughter totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, St Joseph, MO
         816-676-7000   e-mail:  stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
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