Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 06/08/05
19/08/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/06/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,152 2,526 331,718 9,275 2,729 619 72
Tuesday 121,651 3,111 376,638 7,843 2,276 0 91
Wednesday 121,591 2,603 365,107 10,390 2,595 486 204
Thursday 122,414 2,312 376,516 10,294 1,568 289 52
Friday 118,422 2,868 337,446 8,141 1,484 163 89
Saturday 24,940 0 40,627 42 44 0 73
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Total 623,170 13,420 1,828,052 45,985 10,696 1,557 581
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%Steers 56.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.9
%Heifers 29.5 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 6.1
%Cows 12.7 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.4
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 08/06/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 484.3
Cattle 1,267 781
Steers 826
Heifers 757
Cows 622
Bulls & Stags 901
Calves & Veal 2.7
Calves 336 206
Pork 356.4
Hogs 262 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 305
Stags & Boars 216
Lamb & Mutton 3.1
Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 71
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 846.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 06, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 623,170
: Steers : 351,200 56.4
: Heifers : 183,995 29.5
: Dairy Cows : 38,751 6.2
: Other Cows : 40,527 6.5
: Bulls : 8,697 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,420
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,828,052
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,766,991 96.7
: Sows : 56,156 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 4,905 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,985
: Mature Sheep : 2,796 6.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,189 93.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 06, 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. : 68,299 32,341 88.2 4,841 7,257 10.6
:
Tue. : 68,808 34,976 85.3 8,412 7,751 13.3
:
Wed. : 68,373 34,904 84.9 8,038 8,593 13.7
:
Thu. : 68,149 35,493 84.7 7,736 9,029 13.7
:
Fri. : 60,740 38,299 83.6 9,639 7,858 14.8
:
Sat. : 16,831 7,982 99.5 85 39 0.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:351,200 183,995 85.9 38,751 40,527 12.7
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,152 2,526 331,718 9,275 2,729 619 72
Tuesday 121,651 3,111 376,638 7,843 2,276 0 91
Wednesday 121,591 2,603 365,107 10,390 2,595 486 204
Thursday 122,414 2,312 376,516 10,294 1,568 289 52
Friday 118,422 2,868 337,446 8,141 1,484 163 89
Saturday 24,940 0 40,627 42 44 0 73
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Total 623,170 13,420 1,828,052 45,985 10,696 1,557 581
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%Steers 56.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.9
%Heifers 29.5 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 6.1
%Cows 12.7 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.4
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 08/06/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 484.3
Cattle 1,267 781
Steers 826
Heifers 757
Cows 622
Bulls & Stags 901
Calves & Veal 2.7
Calves 336 206
Pork 356.4
Hogs 262 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 305
Stags & Boars 216
Lamb & Mutton 3.1
Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 71
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 846.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 06, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 623,170
: Steers : 351,200 56.4
: Heifers : 183,995 29.5
: Dairy Cows : 38,751 6.2
: Other Cows : 40,527 6.5
: Bulls : 8,697 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,420
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,828,052
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,766,991 96.7
: Sows : 56,156 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 4,905 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,985
: Mature Sheep : 2,796 6.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,189 93.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 06, 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. : 68,299 32,341 88.2 4,841 7,257 10.6
:
Tue. : 68,808 34,976 85.3 8,412 7,751 13.3
:
Wed. : 68,373 34,904 84.9 8,038 8,593 13.7
:
Thu. : 68,149 35,493 84.7 7,736 9,029 13.7
:
Fri. : 60,740 38,299 83.6 9,639 7,858 14.8
:
Sat. : 16,831 7,982 99.5 85 39 0.5
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:351,200 183,995 85.9 38,751 40,527 12.7
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO