Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/19/2002
01/11/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 129,669 3,722 387,345 11,194 1,578 278 55
Tuesday 132,609 4,977 391,083 12,849 2,852 163 108
Wednesday 133,294 4,671 391,953 12,426 2,165 88 83
Thursday 130,559 3,626 396,498 12,402 2,694 152 190
Friday 128,406 3,943 393,562 10,701 2,203 0 11
Saturday 56,542 82 63,204 87 38 0 0
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Total 711,079 21,021 2,023,645 59,659 11,530 681 447
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%Steers 50.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 31.8 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 4.8
%Cows 16.4 %Stags & Boars 0.2
%Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 10/19/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 551.6 Cattle 1,278 780
Steers 844
Heifers 773
Cows 583
Bulls & Stags 909
Calves & Veal 3.9 Calves 305 188
Pork 395.2 Hogs 265 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 317
Stags & Boars 224
Lamb & Mutton 4.0 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 61
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 954.7
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 19, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 711,079
: Steers : 356,753 50.2
: Heifers : 226,455 31.8
: Dairy Cows : 51,844 7.3
: Other Cows : 64,880 9.1
: Bulls : 11,147 1.6
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Calves : TOTAL : 21,021
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,023,645
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,959,443 96.8
: Sows : 59,487 2.9
: Stags/Boars : 4,715 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 59,659
: Mature Sheep : 2,864 4.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 56,795 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 19, 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. : 65,507 41,538 82.6 8,422 12,171 15.9
Tue. : 67,905 40,780 82.0 9,852 11,835 16.4
Wed. : 70,284 38,355 81.5 10,306 12,200 16.9
Thu. : 65,043 40,978 81.2 9,271 13,196 17.2
Fri. : 62,403 42,937 82.0 10,273 11,028 16.6
Sat. : 25,611 21,867 84.0 3,720 4,450 14.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:356,753 226,455 82.0 51,844 64,880 16.4
Source: USDA
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