Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/05/2003
23/05/2003
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/05/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 131,998 3,713 352,071 10,375 2,658 343 172
Tuesday 134,912 4,028 360,373 7,491 2,250 199 116
Wednesday 133,857 3,473 372,530 11,194 1,972 176 200
Thursday 133,977 3,406 377,828 10,873 2,536 312 114
Friday 133,545 3,557 374,148 9,324 1,949 0 126
Saturday 49,742 2 22,317 1,991 63 0 1
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Total 718,031 18,179 1,859,267 51,248 11,428 1,030 729
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%Steers 51.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 31.1 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 15.7 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%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 10/05/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 523.0 Cattle 1,209 732
Steers 782
Heifers 708
Cows 595
Bulls & Stags 929
Calves & Veal 3.7 Calves 340 209
Pork 369.4 Hogs 268 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 258
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 899.6
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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 10, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 718,031
: Steers : 369,641 51.5
: Heifers : 223,228 31.1
: Dairy Cows : 52,713 7.3
: Other Cows : 60,119 8.4
: Bulls : 12,330 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,179
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,859,267
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,791,726 96.4
: Sows : 63,956 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 3,585 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 51,248
: Mature Sheep : 2,682 5.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 48,566 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 10, 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. : 68,638 39,952 82.3 9,526 11,470 15.9
Tue. : 68,863 40,922 81.4 10,543 12,183 16.8
Wed. : 70,846 38,340 81.6 10,105 12,291 16.7
Thu. : 69,029 39,948 81.3 10,469 12,108 16.9
Fri. : 65,622 43,581 81.8 10,973 10,837 16.3
Sat. : 26,643 20,485 94.7 1,097 1,230 4.7
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:369,641 223,228 82.6 52,713 60,119 15.7
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
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