Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/09/2002
09/09/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/24/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,880 4,127 389,119 12,391 2,572 248 93
Tuesday 131,777 5,252 386,352 12,098 2,952 268 120
Wednesday 134,810 4,377 383,781 12,281 2,127 63 105
Thursday 133,968 3,877 386,355 11,306 2,159 203 103
Friday 131,940 4,777 380,983 6,240 1,650 0 71
Saturday 63,920 0 40,000 91 31 0 0
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Total 723,295 22,410 1,966,590 54,407 11,491 782 492
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%Steers 51.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.2 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 31.5 %Sows 3.5 %Mature Sheep 4.9
%Cows 15.3 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.9
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 08/24/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 557.3 Cattle 1,261 775
Steers 837
Heifers 760
Cows 576
Bulls & Stags 910
Calves & Veal 3.9 Calves 292 179
Pork 378.3 Hogs 260 193
Barrows & Gilts 189
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 246
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 129 64
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 943.0
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 24, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 723,295
: Steers : 371,288 51.3
: Heifers : 227,946 31.5
: Dairy Cows : 50,175 6.9
: Other Cows : 60,443 8.4
: Bulls : 13,443 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 22,410
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,966,590
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,891,621 96.2
: Sows : 69,507 3.5
: Stags/Boars : 5,462 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 54,407
: Mature Sheep : 2,653 4.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 51,754 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 24, 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. : 70,415 34,396 82.6 8,522 10,986 15.4
Tue. : 68,030 40,594 82.4 9,739 11,158 15.9
Wed. : 65,169 45,510 82.1 10,134 11,411 16.0
Thu. : 65,768 44,190 82.1 9,588 11,637 15.8
Fri. : 70,189 37,554 81.7 10,541 11,047 16.4
Sat. : 31,717 25,702 89.8 1,651 4,204 9.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:371,288 227,946 82.8 50,175 60,443 15.3
Source: USDA
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