Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/05/2003
16/05/2003
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/03/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 132,521 3,798 368,293 9,775 2,587 313 176
Tuesday 132,537 3,704 357,211 9,057 2,706 196 160
Wednesday 130,506 3,600 357,832 9,794 1,769 161 122
Thursday 131,331 3,095 367,383 9,189 2,572 257 119
Friday 130,917 3,411 348,267 8,662 2,193 0 112
Saturday 44,544 2 743 87 51 0 0
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Total 702,356 17,610 1,799,729 46,564 11,878 927 689
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%Steers 51.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 31.0 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.6
%Cows 15.9 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.8
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 03/05/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 510.3 Cattle 1,207 730
Steers 778
Heifers 707
Cows 596
Bulls & Stags 923
Calves & Veal 3.8 Calves 354 218
Pork 358.0 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 317
Stags & Boars 236
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 139 70
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 875.3
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 03, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 702,356
: Steers : 360,248 51.3
: Heifers : 217,410 31.0
: Dairy Cows : 53,404 7.6
: Other Cows : 58,485 8.3
: Bulls : 12,809 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,610
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,799,729
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,737,274 96.5
: Sows : 57,372 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 5,083 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 46,564
: Mature Sheep : 2,624 5.6
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,940 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 03, 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. : 66,313 41,947 81.7 9,630 12,120 16.4
Tue. : 67,867 39,792 81.2 10,395 11,979 16.9
Wed. : 66,664 39,270 81.2 10,585 11,640 17.0
Thu. : 66,315 40,159 81.1 10,521 11,757 17.0
Fri. : 69,268 37,026 81.2 11,722 10,278 16.8
Sat. : 23,821 19,216 96.6 551 711 2.8
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:360,248 217,410 82.2 53,404 58,485 15.9
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
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