Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/14/2002
27/09/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/14/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 119,307 4,061 384,768 12,162 3,025 493 121
Tuesday 131,539 4,712 384,854 13,511 2,913 112 95
Wednesday 128,989 4,721 385,666 12,682 2,014 91 119
Thursday 128,605 3,425 387,399 13,084 2,011 201 119
Friday 130,736 4,231 382,823 10,527 1,930 0 65
Saturday 34,735 72 118,618 184 67 0 0
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Total 673,911 21,222 2,044,128 62,150 11,960 897 519
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%Steers 50.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.9 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 31.3 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 16.4 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%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 Liveweight and Dressed Weight W/E 09/14/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 519.8 Cattle 1,266 775
Steers 841
Heifers 762
Cows 582
Bulls & Stags 912
Calves & Veal 3.8 Calves 297 183
Pork 394.0 Hogs 260 194
Barrows & Gilts 190
Sows 317
Stags & Boars 234
Lamb & Mutton 4.1 Sheep 132 66
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 921.7
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 14, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 673,911
: Steers : 340,038 50.5
: Heifers : 211,244 31.3
: Dairy Cows : 51,836 7.7
: Other Cows : 58,501 8.7
: Bulls : 12,292 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 21,222
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,044,128
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,979,738 96.9
: Sows : 59,847 2.9
: Stags/Boars : 4,543 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 62,150
: Mature Sheep : 3,233 5.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 58,917 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 14, 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. : 61,896 34,737 81.0 8,791 11,489 17.0
Tue. : 64,122 43,559 81.9 10,687 11,125 16.6
Wed. : 65,340 39,425 81.2 10,224 11,765 17.0
Thu. : 66,608 37,748 81.1 10,228 11,316 16.8
Fri. : 65,967 40,423 81.4 11,195 10,611 16.7
Sat. : 16,105 15,352 90.6 711 2,195 8.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:340,038 211,244 81.8 51,836 58,501 16.4
Source: USDA
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