Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/04/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/04/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 107,780 3,034 382,334 12,907 2,582 813 112
Tuesday 123,292 3,321 385,130 11,457 2,671 0 110
Wednesday 121,100 2,603 385,344 10,998 1,746 350 158
Thursday 120,050 2,552 382,506 11,133 1,990 477 119
Friday 123,737 2,449 358,292 7,941 1,608 201 167
Saturday 29,492 0 34,121 795 62 0 0
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Total 625,451 13,959 1,927,727 55,231 10,659 1,841 666
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%Steers 54.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 6.0
%Cows 13.8 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 04/30/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 462.7
Cattle 1,218 744
Steers 784
Heifers 716
Cows 622
Bulls & Stags 922
Calves & Veal 3.0
Calves 364 222
Pork 384.1
Hogs 270 200
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 313
Stags & Boars 215
Lamb & Mutton 3.7
Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 853.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 625,451
: Steers : 339,982 54.4
: Heifers : 189,202 30.3
: Dairy Cows : 39,319 6.3
: Other Cows : 46,748 7.5
: Bulls : 10,200 1.6
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,959
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,927,727
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,861,080 96.5
: Sows : 60,413 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 6,234 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 55,231
: Mature Sheep : 3,321 6.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 51,910 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 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. : 64,285 31,430 88.8 4,194 6,494 9.9
:
Tue. : 69,075 33,733 83.4 9,050 9,409 15.0
:
Wed. : 62,767 36,872 82.3 8,776 10,384 15.8
:
Thu. : 62,460 37,595 83.3 7,623 10,063 14.7
:
Fri. : 62,782 39,278 82.5 9,389 10,101 15.8
:
Sat. : 18,613 10,294 98.0 287 297 2.0
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:339,982 189,202 84.6 39,319 46,748 13.8
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
