Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 16/10/2004
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 16/10/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
Head
Monday 114,157 2,985 393,823 10,337 2,208 707 43
Tuesday 123,719 3,270 398,386 11,535 3,900 42 225
Wednesday 124,908 3,090 402,835 12,229 2,859 435 240
Thursday 125,705 1,979 402,659 11,161 3,324 354 96
Friday 119,923 3,106 399,771 8,641 2,189 203 72
Saturday 25,028 4 159,421 62 312 0 45
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Total 633,440 14,434 2,156,895 53,965 14,792 1,741 721
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%Steers 49.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.9 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 33.8 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.6
%Cows 15.4 %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
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 490.4
Cattle 1,271 778
Steers 838
Heifers 764
Cows 707
Bulls & Stags 877
Calves & Veal 2.8
Calves 328 201
Pork 428.9
Hogs 267 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 313
Stags & Boars 208
Lamb & Mutton 3.6
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 925.7
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 16, 2004
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 633,440
: Steers : 310,157 49.0
: Heifers : 214,330 33.8
: Dairy Cows : 45,048 7.1
: Other Cows : 52,583 8.3
: Bulls : 11,322 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,434
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,156,895
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,089,094 96.9
: Sows : 62,638 2.9
: Stags/Boars : 5,163 0.2
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Sheep : TOTAL : 53,965
: Mature Sheep : 3,012 5.6
: Lambs/Yearlings : 50,953 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 16, 2004
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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. : 55,285 42,260 85.4 5,755 8,981 12.9
Tue. : 62,530 40,347 83.2 9,202 9,482 15.1
Wed. :60,998 41,220 81.8 9,756 10,672 16.4
Thu. : 61,926 41,433 82.2 9,071 11,119 16.1
Fri. : 55,627 41,414 80.9 9,973 10,616 17.2
Sat. : 13,791 7,656 85.7 1,291 1,713 12.0
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:310,157 214,330 82.8 45,048 52,583 15.4
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
