Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/21/2002
08/10/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/21/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,876 3,434 391,049 12,329 2,977 310 74
Tuesday 128,081 4,751 390,921 13,309 2,527 200 141
Wednesday 131,645 4,226 391,322 12,971 1,934 50 90
Thursday 131,729 3,840 391,911 14,632 2,473 131 114
Friday 129,677 4,749 389,573 11,706 1,932 0 72
Saturday 35,077 187 122,330 67 31 0 2
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Total 680,085 21,187 2,077,106 65,014 11,874 691 493
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%Steers 49.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.6
%Heifers 31.9 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 4.4
%Cows 16.5 %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 09/21/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 524.1 Cattle 1,267 775
Steers 840
Heifers 765
Cows 580
Bulls & Stags 890
Calves & Veal 3.9 Calves 303 186
Pork 401.0 Hogs 261 194
Barrows & Gilts 190
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 237
Lamb & Mutton 4.2 Sheep 131 65
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 933.2
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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 21, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 680,085
: Steers : 339,234 49.9
: Heifers : 216,723 31.9
: Dairy Cows : 53,709 7.9
: Other Cows : 58,466 8.6
: Bulls : 11,953 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 21,187
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,077,106
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,007,512 96.6
: Sows : 65,060 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 4,534 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 65,014
: Mature Sheep : 2,845 4.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 62,169 95.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 21, 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. : 64,576 36,481 81.6 9,076 11,443 16.6
Tue. : 62,952 40,878 81.1 11,055 10,826 17.1
Wed. : 60,708 46,619 81.5 10,233 11,962 16.9
Thu. : 65,402 42,434 81.9 9,899 11,459 16.2
Fri. : 67,410 37,523 80.9 11,093 11,399 17.3
Sat. : 18,186 12,788 88.3 2,353 1,377 10.6
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:339,234 216,723 81.7 53,709 58,466 16.5
Source: USDA
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