Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/12/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/12/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 131,121 3,674 393,932 12,564 2,269 291 92
Tuesday 131,093 4,529 392,159 13,186 2,448 149 93
Wednesday 132,221 4,184 392,136 12,917 2,140 166 137
Thursday 132,451 3,581 394,896 13,614 2,388 135 164
Friday 130,991 4,202 388,617 9,201 2,118 0 73
Saturday 47,834 0 57,973 1,497 44 0 3
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Total 705,711 20,170 2,019,713 62,979 11,407 741 562
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%Steers 50.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 32.0 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 4.7
%Cows 16.3 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 10/12/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 546.1 Cattle 1,274 778
Steers 841
Heifers 771
Cows 585
Bulls & Stags 890
Calves & Veal 3.8 Calves 313 193
Pork 393.1 Hogs 264 196
Barrows & Gilts 191
Sows 317
Stags & Boars 236
Lamb & Mutton 4.1 Sheep 132 66
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 947.1
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 12, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 705,711
: Steers : 353,113 50.0
: Heifers : 225,959 32.0
: Dairy Cows : 53,303 7.6
: Other Cows : 61,952 8.8
: Bulls : 11,384 1.6
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Calves : TOTAL : 20,170
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,019,713
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,951,016 96.6
: Sows : 63,527 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,170 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 62,979
: Mature Sheep : 2,969 4.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 60,010 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 12, 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. : 67,712 40,025 82.2 8,812 12,369 16.2
Tue. : 63,217 43,977 81.8 10,260 11,508 16.6
Wed. : 66,228 42,039 81.9 10,516 11,440 16.6
Thu. : 63,491 44,971 81.9 9,852 11,961 16.5
Fri. : 67,376 40,001 82.0 10,773 10,657 16.4
Sat. : 25,089 14,946 83.7 3,090 4,017 14.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:353,113 225,959 82.1 53,303 61,952 16.3
Source: USDA
