Intelligence

Actual slaughter under federal inspection for W/E 06/07/2002

24/07/2002

Source USDA


        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  06/07/2002
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                      Cattle         Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats    Equine  1/Bison
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                                                                   Head
Monday        133,351       3,700      373,291    11,278    2,607     500        74
Tuesday       133,804       4,637      369,779    11,583    3,125     2             91
Wednesday   133,328      4,435      364,391     13,073    2,628     223       64
Thursday      1,515             608         46,475        142       329        0         45
Friday          125,522      3,045       290,368      6,977    1,755        0          2
Saturday        96,480            0          25,218          61         38        0          0
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Total              624,000      16,425      1,469,522   43,114   10,482   725  276
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%Steers             53.5    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings       94.0
%Heifers            31.0    %Sows                   3.2       %Mature Sheep              6.0
%Cows                14.1     %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 Liveweight and Dressed Weight  W/E  07/06/2002
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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                  Mil. Lbs.                                  Lbs.               Lbs.
Beef           477.0         Cattle                    1,248            768
                                    Steers                                       828
                                    Heifers                                      738
                                    Cows                                          589
                                    Bulls & Stags                              932

 Calves & Veal    2.9          Calves                    296             181

Pork            283.9         Hogs                        260            194
                                    Barrows & Gilts                           190
                                    Sows                                          316
                                    Stags & Boars                             240

Lamb & Mutton    2.8      Sheep                       129             65
                                     Mature Sheep                              64
                                     Lambs & Yearlings                         65
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Total Meat
Production     766.6
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 06, 2002
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                        :                   :     Number of   :  Percent
         Species    :    Class        :     Head           :  of Total
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         Cattle       : TOTAL        :       624,000
                        : Steers         :      333,930          53.5
                        : Heifers        :      193,206          31.0
                        : Dairy Cows   :      39,114              6.3
                        : Other Cows   :      48,752             7.8
                        : Bulls             :       8,998              1.4
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         Calves  : TOTAL              :      16,425
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         Hogs    : TOTAL              :     1,469,522
                    : Barrows/Gilts    :     1,417,544        96.5
                    : Sows                 :          47,614         3.2
                    : Stags/Boars      :           4,364          0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :             43,114
                       : Mature Sheep    :         2,594         6.0
                       : Lambs/Yearlings :        40,520      94.0
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 06, 2002
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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.   : 72,996   38,200    83.4        7,725  12,065   14.8
        Tue.    : 71,392   38,853   82.4        9,914  11,503     16.0
        Wed.   : 68,444   41,510    82.5       10,219  11,077   16.0
        Thu.    :    911      419       87.8             80       98      11.7
        Fri.      : 66,289   38,024  83.1         8,786  10,553   15.4
        Sat.     : 53,898   36,200  93.4         2,390    3,456     6.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:333,930  193,206    84.5    39,114  48,752   14.