Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/28/2002
10/10/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 131,682 3,752 384,016 12,171 2,327 286 89
Tuesday 132,132 4,695 380,965 13,537 2,642 152 109
Wednesday 133,287 4,652 384,656 13,055 2,218 141 84
Thursday 131,911 3,529 386,377 12,927 2,114 121 107
Friday 132,692 4,284 380,339 11,115 1,721 0 69
Saturday 38,976 92 111,564 54 44 0 1
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Total 700,680 21,004 2,027,917 62,859 11,066 700 459
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%Steers 49.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 31.9 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.0
%Cows 16.4 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%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 09/28/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 541.5 Cattle 1,271 777
Steers 844
Heifers 766
Cows 580
Bulls & Stags 895
Calves & Veal 3.9 Calves 311 191
Pork 392.7 Hogs 262 195
Barrows & Gilts 190
Sows 313
Stags & Boars 242
Lamb & Mutton 4.1 Sheep 130 65
Mature Sheep 61
Lambs & Yearlings 65
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Total Meat
Production 942.2
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 28, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 700,680
: Steers : 349,976 49.9
: Heifers : 223,451 31.9
: Dairy Cows : 54,557 7.8
: Other Cows : 60,541 8.6
: Bulls : 12,155 1.7
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 21,004
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,027,917
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,957,469 96.5
: Sows : 65,577 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,871 0.2
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 62,859
: Mature Sheep : 3,123 5.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 59,736 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 28, 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. : 67,458 41,214 82.5 8,959 11,569 15.6
Tue. : 63,653 44,830 82.1 10,121 11,153 16.1
Wed. : 67,856 40,935 81.6 10,617 11,668 16.7
Thu. : 66,433 40,636 81.2 10,325 12,041 17.0
Fri. : 64,086 43,867 81.4 10,899 11,623 17.0
Sat. : 20,490 11,969 83.3 3,636 2,487 15.7
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:349,976 223,451 81.8 54,557 60,541 16.4
SOURCE: USDA
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