Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/04/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Monday 99,641 2,862 284,154 9,102 2,833 707 81
Tuesday 112,320 3,231 394,263 9,100 1,686 0 42
Wednesday 114,555 3,244 395,730 9,166 1,604 390 159
Thursday 119,567 2,068 396,838 9,324 2,081 405 130
Friday 107,105 2,923 378,144 7,123 1,348 116 62
Saturday 12,338 0 116,461 764 32 0 49
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Total 565,526 14,328 1,965,590 44,579 9,584 1,618 523
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%Steers 52.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.6
%Heifers 31.7 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.4
%Cows 14.4 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 04/02/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 419.6 Cattle 223 746
Steers 785
Heifers 727
Cows 624
Bulls & Stags 899
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 335 205
Pork 398.4 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 208
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 147 74
Mature Sheep 70
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 824.2
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 02, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle TOTAL :65,526
Steers 296,241 52.4
Heifers 179,166 31.7
Dairy Cows 41,334 7.3
Other Cows 39,835 7.0
Bulls 8,950 1.6
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Calves TOTAL 14,328
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,965,590
Barrows/Gilts : 1,900,487 96.7
Sows : 59,773 3.0
Stags/Boars : 5,330 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,579
: Mature Sheep : 1,961 4.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 42,618 95.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 02, 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. : 55,394 31,088 86.8 4,624 7,158 11.8
:
Tue. : 59,448 34,341 83.5 9,120 7,633 14.9
:
Wed. : 60,080 36,411 84.2 8,675 7,761 14.3
:
Thu. : 59,924 39,762 83.4 8,952 8,976 15.0
:
Fri. : 54,126 32,501 80.9 9,963 8,302 17.1
:
Sat. : 7,269 5,063 100.0 5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:296,241 179,166 84.1 41,334 39,835 14.4
