Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 18/06/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/18/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,473 2,756 372,898 9,367 2,464 576 74
Tuesday 124,530 2,935 385,041 9,601 2,519 285 175
Wednesday 123,093 2,707 382,732 10,033 1,811 396 194
Thursday 123,666 1,568 379,041 9,917 1,930 567 107
Friday 121,847 2,498 362,326 9,099 1,358 160 69
Saturday 58,176 0 32,314 38 31 0 0
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Total 665,785 12,464 1,914,352 48,055 10,113 1,984 619
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%Steers 55.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.9
%Heifers 30.1 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 6.1
%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 06/18/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 507.6
Cattle 1,250 767
Steers 812
Heifers 736
Cows 624
Bulls & Stags 921
Calves & Veal 2.8
Calves 366 228
Pork 382.1
Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 212
Lamb & Mutton 3.4
Sheep 140 70
Mature Sheep 72
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 895.9
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 18, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 665,785
: Steers : 369,182 55.5
: Heifers : 200,250 30.1
: Dairy Cows : 36,455 5.5
: Other Cows : 49,802 7.5
: Bulls : 10,096 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 12,464
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,914,352
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,849,206 96.6
: Sows : 59,378 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,768 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 48,055
: Mature Sheep : 2,944 6.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 45,111 93.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 18, 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. : 66,962 33,327 87.6 4,033 8,623 11.1
:
Tue. : 70,522 32,638 82.8 8,195 10,955 15.4
:
Wed. : 62,462 40,237 83.4 7,999 10,206 14.8
:
Thu. : 69,663 34,275 84.0 7,356 10,314 14.3
:
Fri. : 64,468 37,847 84.0 8,571 8,985 14.4
:
Sat. : 35,105 21,926 98.0 301 719 1.8
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:369,182 200,250 85.5 36,455 49,802 13.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
