Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 26/04/2003
12/05/2003
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 26/04/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,658 2,896 285,924 12,019 2,894 314 96
Tuesday 130,970 3,680 375,200 13,929 2,813 165 158
Wednesday 132,190 3,441 378,008 11,510 2,310 149 121
Thursday 131,834 2,758 372,200 10,021 2,501 232 66
Friday 131,187 3,333 365,388 9,741 2,169 0 121
Saturday 29,587 0 82,894 253 81 0 0
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Total 670,426 16,108 1,859,614 57,473 12,768 860 562
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%Steers 51.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.9
%Cows 16.8 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%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 26/04/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 486.1 Cattle 1,206 729
Steers 781
Heifers 703
Cows 597
Bulls & Stags 916
Calves & Veal 3.2 Calves 334 205
Pork 371.2 Hogs 269 200
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 315
Stags & Boars 241
Lamb & Mutton 3.8 Sheep 132 67
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 864.3
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 26, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 670,426
: Steers : 343,661 51.3
: Heifers : 203,182 30.3
: Dairy Cows : 53,760 8.0
: Other Cows : 58,572 8.7
: Bulls : 11,251 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,108
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,859,614
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,796,239 96.6
: Sows : 58,285 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,090 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 57,473
: Mature Sheep : 3,393 5.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 54,080 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 26, 2003
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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. : 57,920 34,540 80.6 8,962 11,170 17.6
Tue. : 69,930 35,804 80.7 10,996 12,067 17.6
Wed. : 67,744 39,032 80.8 11,413 11,697 17.5
Thu. : 67,346 39,842 81.3 10,643 11,742 17.0
Fri. : 65,588 41,328 81.5 11,295 10,730 16.8
Sat. : 15,133 12,636 93.9 451 1,166 5.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:343,661 203,182 81.6 53,760 58,572 16.8
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
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