Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 09/07/2005

22/07/2005
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday           624      299      1,534        361      270       0         0
 Tuesday      118,987    3,339    385,636     10,455    2,628     545        79
 Wednesday    121,025    3,590    384,989     10,616    2,137     180       220
 Thursday     118,070    2,529    390,496      9,976    1,766     485       122
 Friday       123,990    2,899    382,927      8,159    1,810     119       144
 Saturday      73,874        0     73,135      1,991      409       0         0
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 Total        556,570   12,656  1,618,717     41,558    9,020   1,329       565
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 %Steers         55.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.7       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.5
 %Heifers        31.0    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        5.5
 %Cows           12.9    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.1
 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  07/09/2005
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 Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           428.5    Cattle                1,256             774
                         Steers                                  822
                         Heifers                                 746
                         Cows                                    624
                         Bulls & Stags                           906
 
 Calves & Veal    2.7    Calves                  353             218
 
 Pork           320.0    Hogs                    266             198
                         Barrows & Gilts                         195
                         Sows                                    310
                         Stags & Boars                           213
 
 Lamb & Mutton    2.8    Sheep                   135              68
                         Mature Sheep                             70
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        68
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 Total Meat
 Production     754.0
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
 
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 09, 2005
 
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       556,570
                 : Steers          :       305,944      55.0
                 : Heifers         :       172,587      31.0
                 : Dairy Cows      :        32,452       5.8
                 : Other Cows      :        39,198       7.0
                 : Bulls           :         6,389       1.1
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,656
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,618,717
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,565,924      96.7
                 : Sows            :        48,858       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         3,935       0.2
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        41,558
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,286       5.5
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        39,272      94.5
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
 
                   Week Ending  Saturday, July 09, 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.   :    507      104    97.9                 6    1.0
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        Tue.   : 66,161   34,319    84.4     6,342  10,619   14.3
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        Wed.   : 66,345   35,626    84.3     8,299   9,263   14.5
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        Thu.   : 66,263   33,327    84.3     7,865   9,154   14.4
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        Fri.   : 63,250   40,691    83.8     9,087   9,242   14.8
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