Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/04/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/09/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 112,437 3,134 390,802 9,954 2,029 737 194
Tuesday 118,986 3,240 392,025 7,830 1,746 101 107
Wednesday 120,780 3,068 391,152 9,262 1,857 434 151
Thursday 116,019 2,004 389,308 9,759 1,597 432 140
Friday 104,289 3,082 375,454 7,667 1,097 182 78
Saturday 8,679 0 47,737 784 27 0 0
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Total 581,190 14,528 1,986,478 45,256 8,353 1,886 670
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%Steers 51.0 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 31.9 %Sows 2.7 %Mature Sheep 5.6
%Cows 15.3 %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight W/E 04/09/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 431.1
Cattle 1,225 746
Steers 788
Heifers 726
Cows 625
Bulls & Stags 915
Calves & Veal 3.0
Calves 341 208
Pork 400.6
Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 304
Stags & Boars 216
Lamb & Mutton 3.3
Sheep 147 74
Mature Sheep 71
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 838.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 09, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 581,190
: Steers : 296,417 51.0
: Heifers : 185,448 31.9
: Dairy Cows : 42,669 7.3
: Other Cows : 46,339 8.0
: Bulls : 10,317 1.8
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,528
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,986,478
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,926,952 97.0
: Sows : 53,701 2.7
: Stags/Boars : 5,825 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,256
: Mature Sheep : 2,550 5.6
: Lambs/Yearlings : 42,706 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 09, 2005
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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. : 59,956 37,288 86.5 4,982 8,677 12.1
:
Tue. : 59,762 39,366 83.3 9,541 8,192 14.9
:
Wed. : 61,994 36,781 81.8 9,388 10,490 16.5
:
Thu. : 57,750 36,993 81.7 9,002 10,001 16.4
:
Fri. : 52,194 31,109 79.9 9,756 8,973 18.0
:
Sat. : 4,761 3,911 99.9 6 0.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:296,417 185,448 82.9 42,669 46,339 15.3
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
