Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/09/2005
26/09/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 3,575 377 2,697 738 548 0 0
Tuesday 124,999 3,508 402,343 11,457 2,929 513 146
Wednesday 126,180 3,015 407,372 12,241 2,244 455 121
Thursday 125,836 2,537 401,678 11,286 2,601 567 200
Friday 123,846 3,094 399,277 8,861 1,675 223 62
Saturday 73,358 0 225,925 832 49 117 53
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Total 577,794 12,531 1,839,292 45,415 10,046 1,875 582
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%Steers 56.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 29.0 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 13.6 %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 09/10/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 451.2
Cattle 1,277 785
Steers 833
Heifers 762
Cows 625
Bulls & Stags 890
Calves & Veal 2.6
Calves 351 214
Pork 362.2
Hogs 265 198
Barrows & Gilts 194
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 203
Lamb & Mutton 3.1
Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 819.1
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 10, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 577,794
: Steers : 323,638 56.0
: Heifers : 167,285 29.0
: Dairy Cows : 40,017 6.9
: Other Cows : 38,806 6.7
: Bulls : 8,048 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 12,531
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,839,292
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,780,825 96.8
: Sows : 53,488 2.9
: Stags/Boars : 4,979 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,415
: Mature Sheep : 2,372 5.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,043 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 10, 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. : 1,907 522 67.9 523 467 27.7
:
Tue. : 69,052 36,029 84.1 8,160 9,924 14.5
:
Wed. : 70,672 35,319 84.0 9,413 9,043 14.6
:
Thu. : 70,132 35,146 83.7 9,270 9,309 14.8
:
Fri. : 66,061 36,793 83.0 10,371 8,539 15.3
:
Sat. : 45,814 23,476 94.5 2,280 1,524 5.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:323,638 167,285 85.0 40,017 38,806 13.6
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 3,575 377 2,697 738 548 0 0
Tuesday 124,999 3,508 402,343 11,457 2,929 513 146
Wednesday 126,180 3,015 407,372 12,241 2,244 455 121
Thursday 125,836 2,537 401,678 11,286 2,601 567 200
Friday 123,846 3,094 399,277 8,861 1,675 223 62
Saturday 73,358 0 225,925 832 49 117 53
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Total 577,794 12,531 1,839,292 45,415 10,046 1,875 582
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%Steers 56.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 29.0 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 13.6 %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 09/10/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 451.2
Cattle 1,277 785
Steers 833
Heifers 762
Cows 625
Bulls & Stags 890
Calves & Veal 2.6
Calves 351 214
Pork 362.2
Hogs 265 198
Barrows & Gilts 194
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 203
Lamb & Mutton 3.1
Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 819.1
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 10, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 577,794
: Steers : 323,638 56.0
: Heifers : 167,285 29.0
: Dairy Cows : 40,017 6.9
: Other Cows : 38,806 6.7
: Bulls : 8,048 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 12,531
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,839,292
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,780,825 96.8
: Sows : 53,488 2.9
: Stags/Boars : 4,979 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,415
: Mature Sheep : 2,372 5.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 43,043 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 10, 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. : 1,907 522 67.9 523 467 27.7
:
Tue. : 69,052 36,029 84.1 8,160 9,924 14.5
:
Wed. : 70,672 35,319 84.0 9,413 9,043 14.6
:
Thu. : 70,132 35,146 83.7 9,270 9,309 14.8
:
Fri. : 66,061 36,793 83.0 10,371 8,539 15.3
:
Sat. : 45,814 23,476 94.5 2,280 1,524 5.2
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:323,638 167,285 85.0 40,017 38,806 13.6
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO