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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/09/2002

20/09/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/07/2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head Monday 4,537 646 26,102 804 691 0 0 Tuesday 130,629 4,769 392,895 14,049 2,746 475 128 Wednesday 132,856 4,758 388,789 13,502 2,710 0 109 Thursday 129,799 4,401 387,655 14,996 2,127 286 107 Friday 129,195 4,529 382,664 12,865 2,006 21 60 Saturday 103,410 1 267,740 87 42 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 630,426 19,104 1,845,845 56,303 10,322 782 404 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ %Steers 51.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.7 %Heifers 30.8 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.3 %Cows 15.8 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %Bulls & Stags 1.9 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 09/07/2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Beef 485.9 Cattle 1,265 775 Steers 836 Heifers 762 Cows 582 Bulls & Stags 910 Calves & Veal 3.3 Calves 289 178 Pork 356.0 Hogs 261 194 Barrows & Gilts 190 Sows 315 Stags & Boars 228 Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 130 65 Mature Sheep 63 Lambs & Yearlings 65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Meat Production 848.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages by Species and Class, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, September 07, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ : : Number of : Percent Species : Class : Head : of Total ------------------------------------------------------------ Cattle : TOTAL : 630,426 : Steers : 324,891 51.5 : Heifers : 193,980 30.8 : Dairy Cows : 47,776 7.6 : Other Cows : 51,966 8.2 : Bulls : 11,813 1.9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Calves : TOTAL : 19,104 ------------------------------------------------------------ Hogs : TOTAL : 1,845,845 : Barrows/Gilts : 1,783,223 96.6 : Sows : 58,528 3.2 : Stags/Boars : 4,094 0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheep : TOTAL : 56,303 : Mature Sheep : 2,987 5.3 : Lambs/Yearlings : 53,316 94.7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, September 07, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head Slaughtered :----------------------------------------------------- Day : : : S&H as : : : D&O as of : : : % of : Dairy : Other : % of Week : Steers : Heifers : Day Cat: Cows : Cows : Day Cat ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. : 2,031 1,110 69.2 553 675 27.1 Tue. : 66,034 40,783 81.8 9,733 11,278 16.1 Wed. : 68,700 39,806 81.7 10,872 10,916 16.4 Thu. : 63,650 41,924 81.3 10,531 11,277 16.8 Fri. : 67,005 37,524 80.9 10,785 11,379 17.2 Sat. : 57,471 32,833 87.3 5,302 6,441 11.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wkly. : US.Tot.:324,891 193,980 82.3 47,776 51,966 15.8 Source: USDA