Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 28/05/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/28/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 116,841 3,329 386,631 9,425 2,671 772 77
Tuesday 123,964 3,007 384,462 9,505 2,192 0 128
Wednesday 120,263 2,338 384,647 7,434 1,855 521 180
Thursday 120,567 2,098 385,272 9,854 2,157 501 91
Friday 123,011 2,726 363,607 7,802 1,648 222 138
Saturday 52,002 0 35,770 2,072 228 0 49
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Total 656,648 13,498 1,940,389 46,092 10,751 2,016 663
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%Steers 54.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 6.5
%Cows 13.7 %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 05/28/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 493.1
Cattle 1,235 755
Steers 798
Heifers 727
Cows 623
Bulls & Stags 911
Calves & Veal 3.1
Calves 379 233
Pork 389.0
Hogs 270 201
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 217
Lamb & Mutton 3.3
Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 72
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 888.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 28, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 656,648
: Steers : 359,124 54.7
: Heifers : 197,097 30.0
: Dairy Cows : 37,995 5.8
: Other Cows : 52,147 7.9
: Bulls : 10,285 1.6
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,498
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,940,389
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,875,790 96.7
: Sows : 59,014 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 5,585 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,092
: Mature Sheep : 2,978 6.5
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,114 93.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 28, 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. : 64,477 36,592 86.5 4,770 9,322 12.1
:
Tue. : 65,561 38,534 84.0 7,849 9,839 14.3
:
Wed. : 63,663 35,406 82.4 8,397 10,689 15.9
:
Thu. : 67,009 33,008 83.0 7,681 10,707 15.3
:
Fri. : 67,997 33,566 82.6 9,244 10,202 15.8
:
Sat. : 30,417 19,991 96.9 54 1,388 2.8
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:359,124 197,097 84.7 37,995 52,147 13.7
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
