Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/03/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/03/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 115,328 3,594 383,499 10,297 2,046 612 125
Tuesday 118,610 3,052 384,966 9,640 1,649 0 143
Wednesday 117,297 3,358 386,502 10,940 2,155 432 93
Thursday 117,443 1,955 386,665 10,784 1,663 270 130
Friday 113,950 2,774 370,195 9,589 980 127 160
Saturday 5,709 0 53,941 4,888 58 0 0
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Total 588,337 14,733 1,965,768 56,138 8,551 1,441 651
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%Steers 51.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.7
%Heifers 33.5 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 4.3
%Cows 14.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.4
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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight W/E 03/05/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 445.0
Cattle 1,245 761
Steers 799
Heifers 747
Cows 637
Bulls & Stags 911
Calves & Veal 2.9
Calves 326 198
Pork 396.8
Hogs 271 203
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 206
Lamb & Mutton 4.0
Sheep 143 72
Mature Sheep 70
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 848.7
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 05, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 588,337
: Steers : 300,458 51.1
: Heifers : 197,288 33.5
: Dairy Cows : 42,212 7.2
: Other Cows : 40,314 6.9
: Bulls : 8,065 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,733
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,965,768
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,898,105 96.6
: Sows : 62,649 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 5,014 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 56,138
: Mature Sheep : 2,440 4.3
: Lambs/Yearlings : 53,698 95.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 05, 2005
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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. : 61,286 36,937 85.2 5,888 9,288 13.2
:
Tue. : 59,987 41,721 85.7 8,593 6,953 13.1
:
Wed. : 63,786 34,090 83.4 9,040 8,687 15.1
:
Thu. : 60,295 39,692 85.1 8,376 7,554 13.6
:
Fri. : 52,315 42,405 83.1 9,850 7,828 15.5
:
Sat. : 2,789 2,443 91.6 465 4 8.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:300,458 197,288 84.6 42,212 40,314 14.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
