Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 16/04/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 16/04/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 104,344 3,158 387,564 8,640 2,497 787 64
Tuesday 123,129 3,158 389,521 10,702 1,851 0 82
Wednesday 118,848 3,065 395,979 7,336 1,792 476 189
Thursday 117,021 1,805 392,475 9,151 1,525 443 157
Friday 106,186 2,799 370,563 8,890 1,581 220 220
Saturday 19,977 1 54,191 44 40 0 0
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Total 589,505 13,986 1,990,293 44,763 9,286 1,926 712
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%Steers 52.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 14.9 %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight W/E 04/16/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 434.1
Cattle 1,217 740
Steers 780
Heifers 719
Cows 620
Bulls & Stags 919
Calves & Veal 3.0
Calves 358 219
Pork 402.1
Hogs 271 203
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 213
Lamb & Mutton 3.3
Sheep 147 74
Mature Sheep 69
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 842.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 589,505
: Steers : 311,914 52.9
: Heifers : 179,305 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 41,877 7.1
: Other Cows : 45,946 7.8
: Bulls : 10,463 1.8
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,986
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,990,293
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,921,594 96.5
: Sows : 62,338 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 6,361 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,763
: Mature Sheep : 2,403 5.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 42,360 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 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. : 60,657 31,512 88.3 4,384 6,441 10.4
:
Tue. : 65,105 36,199 82.3 9,636 9,810 15.8
:
Wed. : 61,681 35,259 81.6 9,638 10,122 16.6
:
Thu. : 58,886 37,216 82.1 8,418 10,113 15.8
:
Fri. : 54,020 30,712 79.8 9,801 9,456 18.1
:
Sat. : 11,565 8,407 100.0 4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:311,914 179,305 83.3 41,877 45,946 14.9
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
