Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/06/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/06/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 112,413 3,051 372,430 9,221 2,587 699 64
Tuesday 124,245 2,270 375,311 9,064 2,101 0 140
Wednesday 122,798 2,924 383,759 9,956 1,306 382 198
Thursday 122,831 2,113 383,561 9,813 2,240 566 125
Friday 122,099 2,694 356,283 8,158 1,406 179 106
Saturday 53,621 0 37,707 39 39 88 0
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Total 658,007 13,052 1,909,051 46,251 9,679 1,914 633
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%Steers 55.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 30.2 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 4.9
%Cows 13.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.5
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 06/11/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 499.1
Cattle 1,243 763
Steers 807
Heifers 734
Cows 619
Bulls & Stags 926
Calves & Veal 2.9
Calves 367 227
Pork 382.4
Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 307
Stags & Boars 214
Lamb & Mutton 3.2
Sheep 139 70
Mature Sheep 74
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 887.6
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 11, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 658,007
: Steers : 363,587 55.3
: Heifers : 198,590 30.2
: Dairy Cows : 37,393 5.7
: Other Cows : 48,361 7.3
: Bulls : 10,076 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,052
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,909,051
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,842,655 96.5
: Sows : 60,461 3.2
: Stags/Boars : 5,935 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,251
: Mature Sheep : 2,275 4.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,976 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 11, 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. : 67,106 32,046 88.2 3,690 8,097 10.5
:
Tue. : 65,747 37,901 83.4 8,540 9,833 14.8
:
Wed. : 63,911 38,461 83.4 8,309 10,095 15.0
:
Thu. : 69,757 33,158 83.8 7,765 9,984 14.4
:
Fri. : 66,480 34,170 82.4 8,954 10,315 15.8
:
Sat. : 30,586 22,854 99.7 135 37 0.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:363,587 198,590 85.4 37,393 48,361 13.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
