Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 13/08/05
26/08/2005
St. Joseph, MO Thu Aug 25, 2005 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/13/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,125 2,685 368,887 9,924 2,513 604 88
Tuesday 122,784 2,676 378,882 9,790 2,204 92 102
Wednesday 121,137 3,147 384,182 9,856 2,336 504 193
Thursday 125,655 1,879 385,501 9,474 2,303 330 84
Friday 116,958 3,000 367,519 6,886 1,731 158 104
Saturday 28,770 0 25,997 52 50 0 0
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Total 629,429 13,387 1,910,968 45,982 11,137 1,688 571
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%Steers 56.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 28.8 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.6
%Cows 13.3 %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 08/13/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 488.8
Cattle 1,269 781
Steers 827
Heifers 756
Cows 624
Bulls & Stags 897
Calves & Veal 2.8
Calves 349 214
Pork 372.5
Hogs 263 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 220
Lamb & Mutton 3.2
Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 71
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 867.3
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 13, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 629,429
: Steers : 354,994 56.4
: Heifers : 181,122 28.8
: Dairy Cows : 40,369 6.4
: Other Cows : 43,226 6.9
: Bulls : 9,718 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,387
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,910,968
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,847,250 96.7
: Sows : 58,604 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,114 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,982
: Mature Sheep : 2,591 5.6
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,391 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 13, 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. : 66,079 33,130 86.9 4,639 8,589 11.6
:
Tue. : 67,479 36,352 84.6 8,649 8,270 13.8
:
Wed. : 68,124 34,145 84.4 8,466 8,360 13.9
:
Thu. : 71,314 33,958 83.8 8,570 9,847 14.7
:
Fri. : 62,502 34,779 83.2 9,900 7,791 15.1
:
Sat. : 19,496 8,758 98.2 145 369 1.8
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:354,994 181,122 85.2 40,369 43,226 13.3
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/13/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 114,125 2,685 368,887 9,924 2,513 604 88
Tuesday 122,784 2,676 378,882 9,790 2,204 92 102
Wednesday 121,137 3,147 384,182 9,856 2,336 504 193
Thursday 125,655 1,879 385,501 9,474 2,303 330 84
Friday 116,958 3,000 367,519 6,886 1,731 158 104
Saturday 28,770 0 25,997 52 50 0 0
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Total 629,429 13,387 1,910,968 45,982 11,137 1,688 571
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%Steers 56.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 28.8 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.6
%Cows 13.3 %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 08/13/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 488.8
Cattle 1,269 781
Steers 827
Heifers 756
Cows 624
Bulls & Stags 897
Calves & Veal 2.8
Calves 349 214
Pork 372.5
Hogs 263 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 220
Lamb & Mutton 3.2
Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 71
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 867.3
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 13, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 629,429
: Steers : 354,994 56.4
: Heifers : 181,122 28.8
: Dairy Cows : 40,369 6.4
: Other Cows : 43,226 6.9
: Bulls : 9,718 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,387
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,910,968
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,847,250 96.7
: Sows : 58,604 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,114 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,982
: Mature Sheep : 2,591 5.6
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,391 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 13, 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. : 66,079 33,130 86.9 4,639 8,589 11.6
:
Tue. : 67,479 36,352 84.6 8,649 8,270 13.8
:
Wed. : 68,124 34,145 84.4 8,466 8,360 13.9
:
Thu. : 71,314 33,958 83.8 8,570 9,847 14.7
:
Fri. : 62,502 34,779 83.2 9,900 7,791 15.1
:
Sat. : 19,496 8,758 98.2 145 369 1.8
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:354,994 181,122 85.2 40,369 43,226 13.3
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO