Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 23/08/2003
10/09/2003
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 23/08/2003
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 132,930 3,316 367,231 11,683 2,746 305 138
Tuesday 136,620 4,241 371,991 9,975 2,480 172 70
Wednesday 134,948 3,544 372,630 11,253 2,616 244 99
Thursday 135,486 2,560 381,005 9,502 2,373 298 120
Friday 132,431 3,991 372,827 9,972 1,821 0 59
Saturday 59,757 3 11,354 123 54 0 1
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Total 732,172 17,655 1,877,038 52,508 12,090 1,019 487
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%Steers 51.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.9
%Cows 16.3 %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 23/08/2003
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 545.1 Cattle 1,230 748
Steers 808
Heifers 731
Cows 574
Bulls & Stags 900
Calves & Veal 3.1 Calves 292 180
Pork 363.9 Hogs 260 195
Barrows & Gilts 191
Sows 314
Stags & Boars 246
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 131 66
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat
Production 915.6
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 23, 2003
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 732,172
: Steers : 376,599 51.4
: Heifers : 222,782 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 52,482 7.2
: Other Cows : 66,851 9.1
: Bulls : 13,458 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,655
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,877,038
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,811,853 96.5
: Sows : 60,821 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 4,364 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 52,508
: Mature Sheep : 3,105 5.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 49,403 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 23, 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. : 68,046 40,889 81.9 8,296 13,127 16.1
Tue. : 73,127 38,201 81.5 10,284 12,683 16.8
Wed. : 68,230 41,353 81.2 10,333 12,597 17.0
Thu. : 68,311 42,217 81.6 10,306 12,057 16.5
Fri. : 67,678 40,161 81.4 10,602 11,621 16.8
Sat. : 31,207 19,961 85.6 2,661 4,766 12.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:376,599 222,782 81.9 52,482 66,851 16.3
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
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