Actual slaughter under federal inspection for W/E 29/06/2002
15/07/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/29/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 132,889 4,025 366,679 12,897 2,770 304 53
Tuesday 135,710 3,842 367,832 10,306 2,445 176 116
Wednesday 134,587 3,690 370,114 11,216 2,029 65 97
Thursday 133,801 3,370 370,939 12,309 2,474 111 88
Friday 134,587 4,085 358,764 8,207 2,137 0 102
Saturday 76,511 0 8,566 54 41 0 0
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Total 748,085 19,012 1,842,894 54,989 11,896 656 456
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%Steers 52.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.1 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 30.8 %Sows 3.6 %Mature Sheep 5.9
%Cows 14.8 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.8
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 Liveweight and Dressed Weight W/E 06/29/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 568.4 Cattle 1,244 764
Steers 822
Heifers 740
Cows 586
Bulls & Stags 924
Calves & Veal 3.4 Calves 301 184
Pork 358.2 Hogs 263 195
Barrows & Gilts 191
Sows 319
Stags & Boars 240
Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 130 65
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 933.6
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 29, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 748,085
: Steers : 394,291 52.7
: Heifers : 230,041 30.8
: Dairy Cows : 47,996 6.4
: Other Cows : 62,503 8.4
: Bulls : 13,254 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 19,012
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,842,894
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,771,609 96.1
: Sows : 65,861 3.6
: Stags/Boars : 5,424 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 54,989
: Mature Sheep : 3,257 5.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 51,732 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 29, 2002
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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. : 69,861 40,969 83.4 7,667 11,982 14.8
Tue. : 70,364 41,542 82.5 9,426 11,940 15.7
Wed. : 71,118 40,258 82.8 9,238 11,549 15.4
Thu. : 73,474 36,767 82.4 9,035 11,765 15.5
Fri. : 67,924 42,369 81.9 10,291 11,608 16.3
Sat. : 41,550 28,136 91.1 2,339 3,659 7.8
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:394,291 230,041 83.5 47,996 62,503 14.8
Source: USDA