SJ_LS712
St Joseph, MO          Fri Jul 31, 2020          USDA Market News
Estimated Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection

     Total red meat production under Federal inspection for the week
ending Saturday, August 01, 2020 was estimated at 1072.7 million lbs.
according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture's Marketing Service.
This was 1.5 percent lower than a week ago and 7.1 percent higher
than a year ago.  Cumulative meat production for the year to date was
0.5 percent lower compared to the previous year.

                        Meat Production (millions of pounds)
                             (excludes condemned)
Week Ending       Beef     Calf/Veal     Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton  Totals (3)
  01-Aug-20       530.3          1.1        539.3         2.0    1072.7
  25-Jul-20       537.3          1.1        548.8         2.3    1089.5
   Change:         -1.3%         0.0%        -1.7%      -13.0%     -1.5%
  03-Aug-19       510.7          1.3        487.4         2.4    1001.8
   Change:          3.8%       -15.4%        10.6%      -16.7%      7.1%
  2020 YTD      15213.3         36.7      16056.0        74.6   31380.6
  2019 YTD      15617.9         42.4      15788.4        81.1   31529.8
   Change:         -2.6%       -13.4%         1.7%       -8.0%     -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.
2020 totals are subject to revision
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                        Livestock Slaughter (head)
Week Ending   Cattle    Calves/Vealer      Hogs   Sheep/Lambs
  01-Aug-20     638,000        8,000    2,543,000      31,000
  25-Jul-20     646,000        8,000    2,583,000      35,000
   Change:         -1.2%         0.0%        -1.5%      -11.4%
  03-Aug-19     633,000       12,000    2,347,000      37,000
   Change:          0.8%       -33.3%         8.4%      -16.2%
  2020 YTD   18,420,000      269,000   74,565,000   1,112,000
  2019 YTD   19,443,000      335,000   73,939,000   1,196,000
   Change:         -5.3%       -19.8%         0.8%       -7.0%
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                                     Average Weights (lbs)
Week Ending Live:          Cattle    Calves/Vealers    Hogs   Sheep/Lambs
  01-Aug-20   Estimate          1365          242         284       131
  25-Jul-20   Estimate          1369          245         285       133
  03-Aug-19     Actual          1332          195         278       131
            Dressed:
  01-Aug-20   Estimate           833          140         212        66
  25-Jul-20   Estimate           834          143         213        67
  03-Aug-19     Actual           809          112         208        66
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           Percentage of Total Cattle Slaughtered by Class
Week Ending    Steers      Heifers        Cows           Bulls
  18-Jul-20       50.2%        30.3%        17.7%        1.8%
  20-Jul-19       51.0%        29.1%        18.1%        1.9%

           Percentage of Total Hogs Slaughtered by Class
Week Ending Barrows & Gilts                 Sows                 Boars
  18-Jul-20       97.1%                      2.6%                  0.3%
  20-Jul-19       97.2%                      2.6%                  0.2%

*2019 slaughter totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, St Joseph, MO
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