Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 14/05/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 14/05/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 110,375 3,209 368,930 7,470 2,863 706 79
Tuesday 124,309 2,583 323,970 10,325 1,854 237 96
Wednesday 115,189 2,670 376,002 10,273 2,105 297 249
Thursday 124,682 2,221 378,080 10,244 1,489 740 129
Friday 123,501 2,628 356,733 8,395 2,475 0 118
Saturday 55,569 0 23,279 45 33 0 0
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Total 653,625 13,311 1,826,994 46,752 10,819 1,980 671
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%Steers 54.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 30.6 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 6.0
%Cows 13.3 %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 14/05/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 486.7
Cattle 1,224 749
Steers 789
Heifers 722
Cows 623
Bulls & Stags 909
Calves & Veal 3.0
Calves 378 232
Pork 367.9
Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 311
Stags & Boars 217
Lamb & Mutton 3.4
Sheep 148 74
Mature Sheep 72
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 861.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 14, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 653,625
: Steers : 356,003 54.5
: Heifers : 200,045 30.6
: Dairy Cows : 39,370 6.0
: Other Cows : 47,779 7.3
: Bulls : 10,428 1.6
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,311
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,826,994
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,760,462 96.4
: Sows : 60,714 3.3
: Stags/Boars : 5,818 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,752
: Mature Sheep : 2,828 6.0
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,924 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 14, 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. : 62,781 34,662 88.3 4,344 7,146 10.4
:
Tue. : 67,096 35,709 82.7 9,030 10,073 15.4
:
Wed. : 60,100 35,089 82.6 8,025 10,100 15.7
:
Thu. : 69,655 35,023 84.0 8,244 9,573 14.3
:
Fri. : 65,300 36,702 82.6 9,326 9,916 15.6
:
Sat. : 31,071 22,860 97.1 401 971 2.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:356,003 200,045 85.1 39,370 47,779 13.3
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
