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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/09/2002

29/11/2002
       Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  11/09/2002
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       128,580    3,966    396,464     13,121    3,348     277       161
Tuesday      128,088    4,779    389,257     12,542    2,868     157       105
Wednesday    130,324    4,559    389,793     12,818    2,587     133        89
Thursday     130,154    3,474    389,250     12,739    3,078     226        94
Friday       127,490    4,366    388,364     11,026    1,960      49        79
Saturday      33,870      159    135,477        146      123       0         0
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Total        678,506   21,303  2,088,605     62,392   13,964     842       528
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%Steers         46.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.6       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.1
%Heifers        34.0    %Sows              3.2       %Mature Sheep        4.9
%Cows           17.9    %Stags & Boars     0.2
%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  11/09/2002
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           513.5    Cattle                1,263             761
                         Steers                                  831
                         Heifers                                 756
                         Cows                                    575
                         Bulls & Stags                           876

Calves & Veal    3.9    Calves                  302             186

Pork           413.4    Hogs                    268             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         195
                         Sows                                    317
                         Stags & Boars                           240

Lamb & Mutton    4.1    Sheep                   132              66
                         Mature Sheep                             63
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        66
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Total Meat
Production     934.9
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 09, 2002
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       678,506
                 : Steers          :       315,438      46.5
                 : Heifers         :       230,619      34.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        57,126       8.4
                 : Other Cows      :        64,547       9.5
                 : Bulls           :        10,776       1.6
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        21,303
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,088,605
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,017,332      96.6
                 : Sows            :        66,263       3.2
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,010       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        62,392
                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,080       4.9
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        59,312      95.1
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 09, 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.   : 59,947   45,063    81.7     9,611  11,833   16.7
        Tue.   : 60,879   42,825    81.0    11,144  11,244   17.5
        Wed.   : 58,650   47,610    81.5    10,545  11,770   17.1
        Thu.   : 61,421   43,816    80.9    10,912  11,952   17.6
        Fri.   : 59,807   43,188    80.8    11,108  11,380   17.6
        Sat.   : 14,734    8,117    67.5     3,806   6,368   30.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:315,438  230,619    80.5    57,126  64,547   17.9

Source: USDA


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