Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/08/2003
12/09/2003
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/08/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 131,679 3,237 376,429 11,767 3,082 346 129
Tuesday 136,444 4,755 377,090 10,263 2,843 207 44
Wednesday 134,885 3,719 365,111 11,489 2,231 144 21
Thursday 136,432 3,017 372,150 12,139 2,704 368 125
Friday 133,551 4,002 377,959 9,866 2,179 0 16
Saturday 62,157 11 49,662 100 198 0 0
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Total 735,148 18,741 1,918,401 55,624 13,237 1,065 335
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%Steers 50.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.2
%Heifers 32.3 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.8
%Cows 15.6 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%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 30/08/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 547.4 Cattle 1,228 748
Steers 805
Heifers 734
Cows 575
Bulls & Stags 893
Calves & Veal 3.3 Calves 294 181
Pork 370.1 Hogs 260 194
Barrows & Gilts 190
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 247
Lamb & Mutton 3.7 Sheep 130 66
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 924.5
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 30, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 735,148
: Steers : 369,636 50.3
: Heifers : 237,538 32.3
: Dairy Cows : 53,312 7.3
: Other Cows : 61,213 8.3
: Bulls : 13,449 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,741
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,918,401
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,851,615 96.5
: Sows : 62,324 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,462 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 55,624
: Mature Sheep : 3,216 5.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 52,408 94.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 30, 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. : 66,668 41,406 82.1 8,744 12,183 15.9
Tue. : 65,761 45,786 81.8 10,519 12,089 16.6
Wed. : 67,855 42,001 81.4 10,399 12,064 16.7
Thu. : 66,730 44,839 81.8 10,319 12,090 16.4
Fri. : 68,338 40,314 81.4 11,365 10,929 16.7
Sat. : 34,284 23,192 92.5 1,966 1,858 6.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:369,636 237,538 82.6 53,312 61,213 15.6
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
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