Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 29/03/2003
11/04/2003
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 29/03/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 109,403 3,677 382,803 13,150 2,114 318 142
Tuesday 131,208 4,117 382,144 12,339 2,441 195 200
Wednesday 126,542 4,454 378,417 13,074 2,148 195 192
Thursday 125,743 3,210 381,835 13,190 1,856 344 78
Friday 112,412 3,485 375,747 9,318 1,690 0 127
Saturday 19,402 1 10,678 1,991 33 0 0
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Total 624,710 18,944 1,911,624 63,062 10,282 1,052 739
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%Steers 49.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.7
%Heifers 31.7 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 3.3
%Cows 17.4 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%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 29/03/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 457.1 Cattle 1,218 735
Steers 787
Heifers 720
Cows 595
Bulls & Stags 916
Calves & Veal 3.7 Calves 322 198
Pork 380.4 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 238
Lamb & Mutton 4.4 Sheep 140 70
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 845.6
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Services
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 29, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 624,710
: Steers : 306,392 49.0
: Heifers : 198,248 31.7
: Dairy Cows : 54,064 8.7
: Other Cows : 54,559 8.7
: Bulls : 11,447 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,944
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,911,624
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,841,871 96.4
: Sows : 64,489 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,264 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 63,062
: Mature Sheep : 2,104 3.3
: Lambs/Yearlings : 60,958 96.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 29, 2003
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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. : 51,104 34,656 78.4 9,848 11,493 19.5
Tue. : 65,493 41,049 81.2 10,996 11,440 17.1
Wed. : 61,908 40,895 81.2 11,178 10,381 17.0
Thu. : 64,339 38,799 82.0 10,009 10,307 16.2
Fri. : 55,547 33,779 79.5 10,702 10,077 18.5
Sat. : 8,001 9,070 88.0 1,331 861 11.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:306,392 198,248 80.8 54,064 54,559 17.4
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
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