Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 21/05/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 21/05/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 113,286 3,154 377,087 9,580 2,698 742 83
Tuesday 124,862 2,468 381,093 10,186 1,694 0 111
Wednesday 123,185 2,974 380,975 9,175 1,817 506 205
Thursday 122,135 2,041 382,287 9,369 1,838 568 142
Friday 125,278 2,534 363,184 7,720 1,560 107 61
Saturday 52,631 0 34,053 42 33 0 0
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Total 661,377 13,171 1,918,679 46,072 9,640 1,923 602
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%Steers 53.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.3
%Heifers 30.8 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 6.7
%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 05/21/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 493.3
Cattle 1,228 750
Steers 793
Heifers 723
Cows 620
Bulls & Stags 921
Calves & Veal 3.0
Calves 379 233
Pork 385.9
Hogs 270 202
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 211
Lamb & Mutton 3.3
Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 71
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 885.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 21, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 661,377
: Steers : 355,756 53.8
: Heifers : 203,604 30.8
: Dairy Cows : 39,006 5.9
: Other Cows : 52,279 7.9
: Bulls : 10,732 1.6
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,171
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,918,679
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,852,957 96.6
: Sows : 60,073 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,649 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,072
: Mature Sheep : 3,086 6.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 42,986 93.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 21, 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. : 65,222 34,927 88.4 4,071 7,660 10.4
:
Tue. : 64,821 39,446 83.5 8,315 10,106 14.8
:
Wed. : 65,937 34,990 81.9 9,187 10,861 16.3
:
Thu. : 63,000 37,834 82.6 7,990 10,922 15.5
:
Fri. : 66,670 36,537 82.4 9,181 10,701 15.9
:
Sat. : 30,106 19,870 95.0 262 2,029 4.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:355,756 203,604 84.6 39,006 52,279 13.8
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
