Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/05/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/05/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 130,709 3,960 388,441 12,436 2,727 303 87
Tuesday 132,863 4,158 386,588 12,412 2,519 168 35
Wednesday 131,230 4,039 388,040 12,502 2,275 89 148
Thursday 130,529 3,542 386,829 13,286 1,838 186 105
Friday 132,743 4,142 392,581 11,110 1,939 0 81
Saturday 25,017 62 44,906 92 38 0 0
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Total 683,091 19,903 1,987,385 61,838 11,336 746 456
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%Steers 49.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.7
%Heifers 31.3 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 5.3
%Cows 16.8 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 2.0
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 10/05/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 527.4 Cattle 1,273 776
Steers 841
Heifers 770
Cows 582
Bulls & Stags 849
Calves & Veal 3.7 Calves 306 188
Pork 385.6 Hogs 263 195
Barrows & Gilts 191
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 240
Lamb & Mutton 4.1 Sheep 132 66
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 920.8
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 05, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 683,091
: Steers : 341,045 49.9
: Heifers : 214,120 31.3
: Dairy Cows : 52,469 7.7
: Other Cows : 62,116 9.1
: Bulls : 13,341 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 19,903
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,987,385
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,916,726 96.4
: Sows : 65,828 3.3
: Stags/Boars : 4,831 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 61,838
: Mature Sheep : 3,269 5.3
: Lambs/Yearlings : 58,569 94.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 05, 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. : 65,749 41,878 82.3 8,883 11,766 15.8
Tue. : 70,682 37,728 81.6 10,168 11,842 16.6
Wed. : 63,049 44,132 81.7 9,989 11,898 16.7
Thu. : 63,528 42,389 81.1 9,992 12,233 17.0
Fri. : 66,497 41,469 81.3 10,894 10,864 16.4
Sat. : 11,540 6,524 72.2 2,543 3,513 24.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:341,045 214,120 81.3 52,469 62,116 16.8
SOURCE: USDA
