Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 20/07/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/20/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,764 4,067 361,012 11,990 2,405 323 125
Tuesday 133,332 4,872 362,764 12,221 2,595 150 259
Wednesday 132,353 4,216 362,037 12,626 1,911 79 121
Thursday 131,003 3,176 365,195 11,217 2,097 186 149
Friday 130,070 4,593 336,491 5,750 1,894 0 125
Saturday 54,110 0 25,015 65 44 0 0
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Total 709,632 20,924 1,812,514 53,869 10,946 738 779
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%Steers 52.2 %Barrows & Gilts 95.9 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.7
%Heifers 30.7 %Sows 3.8 %Mature Sheep 5.3
%Cows 15.4 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.7
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 07/20/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 542.1 Cattle 1,252 768
Steers 830
Heifers 743
Cows 586
Bulls & Stags 928
Calves & Veal 3.6 Calves 288 175
Pork 350.0 Hogs 261 194
Barrows & Gilts 189
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 254
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 125 63
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 63
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Total Meat
Production 899.1
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 20, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 709,632
: Steers : 370,656 52.2
: Heifers : 217,826 30.7
: Dairy Cows : 49,807 7.0
: Other Cows : 59,131 8.3
: Bulls : 12,212 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 20,924
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,812,514
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,738,524 95.9
: Sows : 68,238 3.8
: Stags/Boars : 5,752 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 53,869
: Mature Sheep : 2,858 5.3
: Lambs/Yearlings : 51,011 94.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 20, 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. : 65,833 40,494 82.6 8,406 11,639 15.6
Tue. : 70,579 38,412 81.7 10,580 11,381 16.5
Wed. : 67,723 40,972 82.1 10,081 11,162 16.1
Thu. : 68,704 38,827 82.1 9,281 11,681 16.0
Fri. : 69,225 37,864 82.3 9,612 11,138 16.0
Sat. : 28,592 21,257 92.1 1,847 2,130 7.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:370,656 217,826 82.9 49,807 59,131 15.4
Source: USDA
