Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 23/04/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/23/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 112,602 3,191 382,788 10,164 2,575 654 73
Tuesday 122,483 3,010 388,382 10,765 2,156 109 108
Wednesday 117,350 3,551 388,747 10,069 1,605 440 114
Thursday 117,868 2,145 387,233 10,774 2,414 495 138
Friday 105,003 2,830 380,818 9,977 1,354 65 75
Saturday 25,138 0 41,492 3,078 47 0 0
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Total 600,444 14,727 1,969,460 54,827 10,151 1,763 508
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%Steers 54.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.0
%Cows 14.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.7
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 04/23/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 444.7
Cattle 1,221 745
Steers 785
Heifers 719
Cows 624
Bulls & Stags 907
Calves & Veal 3.3
Calves 372 226
Pork 397.6
Hogs 271 203
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 313
Stags & Boars 206
Lamb & Mutton 3.8
Sheep 140 70
Mature Sheep 70
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 849.4
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 23, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 600,444
: Steers : 325,811 54.3
: Heifers : 180,301 30.0
: Dairy Cows : 38,787 6.5
: Other Cows : 45,404 7.6
: Bulls : 10,141 1.7
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,727
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,969,460
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,902,001 96.6
: Sows : 61,088 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 6,371 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 54,827
: Mature Sheep : 2,746 5.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 52,081 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 23, 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. : 62,944 36,746 88.5 4,456 7,056 10.2
:
Tue. : 65,458 36,495 83.2 9,092 9,175 14.9
:
Wed. : 65,823 31,332 82.8 7,992 10,079 15.4
:
Thu. : 63,596 34,026 82.8 8,260 9,671 15.2
:
Fri. : 53,877 31,010 80.8 8,724 9,355 17.2
:
Sat. : 14,113 10,692 98.7 263 68 1.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:325,811 180,301 84.3 38,787 45,404 14.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
