Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/09/2005
16/09/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 119,074 2,902 395,569 10,360 2,674 612 96
Tuesday 125,952 3,097 394,664 9,043 2,172 102 178
Wednesday 121,213 2,910 398,895 11,201 1,970 369 184
Thursday 122,830 1,825 368,370 10,247 2,649 540 118
Friday 116,328 2,898 389,162 7,169 1,491 181 49
Saturday 32,291 5 63,261 48 60 98 0
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Total 637,688 13,637 2,009,921 48,068 11,016 1,902 625
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%Steers 54.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.5
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.5
%Cows 14.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 09/03/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 496.8
Cattle 1,274 783
Steers 834
Heifers 760
Cows 624
Bulls & Stags 895
Calves & Veal 2.9
Calves 350 214
Pork 392.8
Hogs 263 196
Barrows & Gilts 193
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 217
Lamb & Mutton 3.3
Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 70
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 895.8
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 03, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 637,688
: Steers : 344,073 54.0
: Heifers : 193,993 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 43,260 6.8
: Other Cows : 46,201 7.2
: Bulls : 10,161 1.6
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,637
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,009,921
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,942,093 96.6
: Sows : 62,402 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,426 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 48,068
: Mature Sheep : 2,626 5.5
: Lambs/Yearlings : 45,442 94.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 03, 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. : 64,588 37,468 85.7 6,008 9,273 12.8
:
Tue. : 67,183 38,420 83.8 8,977 9,337 14.5
:
Wed. : 65,542 35,855 83.7 9,253 8,649 14.8
:
Thu. : 66,985 35,869 83.7 8,642 9,097 14.4
:
Fri. : 61,953 32,687 81.4 10,204 9,319 16.8
:
Sat. : 17,822 13,694 97.6 176 526 2.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:344,073 193,993 84.4 43,260 46,201 14.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 119,074 2,902 395,569 10,360 2,674 612 96
Tuesday 125,952 3,097 394,664 9,043 2,172 102 178
Wednesday 121,213 2,910 398,895 11,201 1,970 369 184
Thursday 122,830 1,825 368,370 10,247 2,649 540 118
Friday 116,328 2,898 389,162 7,169 1,491 181 49
Saturday 32,291 5 63,261 48 60 98 0
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Total 637,688 13,637 2,009,921 48,068 11,016 1,902 625
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%Steers 54.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.5
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 5.5
%Cows 14.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 09/03/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 496.8
Cattle 1,274 783
Steers 834
Heifers 760
Cows 624
Bulls & Stags 895
Calves & Veal 2.9
Calves 350 214
Pork 392.8
Hogs 263 196
Barrows & Gilts 193
Sows 308
Stags & Boars 217
Lamb & Mutton 3.3
Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 70
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 895.8
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 03, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 637,688
: Steers : 344,073 54.0
: Heifers : 193,993 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 43,260 6.8
: Other Cows : 46,201 7.2
: Bulls : 10,161 1.6
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,637
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,009,921
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,942,093 96.6
: Sows : 62,402 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,426 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 48,068
: Mature Sheep : 2,626 5.5
: Lambs/Yearlings : 45,442 94.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 03, 2005
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: Number of Head Slaughtered
:-----------------------------------------------------
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. : 64,588 37,468 85.7 6,008 9,273 12.8
:
Tue. : 67,183 38,420 83.8 8,977 9,337 14.5
:
Wed. : 65,542 35,855 83.7 9,253 8,649 14.8
:
Thu. : 66,985 35,869 83.7 8,642 9,097 14.4
:
Fri. : 61,953 32,687 81.4 10,204 9,319 16.8
:
Sat. : 17,822 13,694 97.6 176 526 2.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:344,073 193,993 84.4 43,260 46,201 14.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO