Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 31/08/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 31/08/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 131,014 3,748 383,572 12,596 2,386 322 65
Tuesday 132,414 4,540 389,568 13,121 2,811 194 112
Wednesday 132,856 4,551 369,383 13,284 2,163 90 147
Thursday 134,639 3,755 392,982 12,887 2,532 169 42
Friday 133,644 4,554 385,688 10,239 1,989 37 66
Saturday 49,955 0 108,058 65 38 0 0
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Total 714,522 21,148 2,029,251 62,192 11,919 812 432
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%Steers 51.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.2 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 30.5 %Sows 3.6 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 15.9 %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 08/31/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 549.0 Cattle 1,260 772
Steers 836
Heifers 758
Cows 574
Bulls & Stags 911
Calves & Veal 3.8 Calves 298 184
Pork 390.1 Hogs 260 193
Barrows & Gilts 189
Sows 313
Stags & Boars 236
Lamb & Mutton 4.0 Sheep 130 65
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 946.9
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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 31, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 714,522
: Steers : 370,184 51.8
: Heifers : 217,743 30.5
: Dairy Cows : 53,849 7.5
: Other Cows : 59,914 8.4
: Bulls : 12,832 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 21,148
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,029,251
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,951,334 96.2
: Sows : 72,528 3.6
: Stags/Boars : 5,389 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 62,192
: Mature Sheep : 3,228 5.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 58,964 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 31, 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. : 68,139 39,758 82.4 8,891 11,725 15.7
Tue. : 68,949 39,439 81.9 9,911 11,747 16.4
Wed. : 68,877 40,321 82.2 10,479 10,899 16.1
Thu. : 67,648 42,702 82.0 9,755 12,030 16.2
Fri. : 70,221 38,961 81.7 10,870 10,935 16.3
Sat. : 26,350 16,562 85.9 3,943 2,578 13.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:370,184 217,743 82.3 53,849 59,914 15.9
Source: USDA
