Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/10/2005
14/10/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 111,643 3,182 398,065 10,064 2,760 724 114
Tuesday 123,552 2,598 398,970 10,589 2,249 221 133
Wednesday 118,580 3,214 401,148 11,645 2,676 391 221
Thursday 121,405 1,953 400,721 10,983 2,343 527 141
Friday 111,822 2,809 397,678 8,480 2,398 267 75
Saturday 24,114 0 84,050 207 786 0 55
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Total 611,116 13,756 2,080,632 51,968 13,212 2,130 739
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%Steers 52.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 15.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.7
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 10/01/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 476.3
Cattle 1,278 784
Steers 837
Heifers 765
Cows 619
Bulls & Stags 885
Calves & Veal 3.2
Calves 380 234
Pork 412.4
Hogs 267 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 226
Lamb & Mutton 3.6
Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 895.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 01, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 611,116
: Steers : 323,567 52.9
: Heifers : 185,644 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 44,321 7.3
: Other Cows : 47,423 7.8
: Bulls : 10,161 1.7
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,756
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,080,632
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,012,342 96.7
: Sows : 62,381 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 5,909 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 51,968
: Mature Sheep : 2,823 5.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 49,145 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 01, 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. : 64,254 33,350 87.4 6,125 6,299 11.1
:
Tue. : 62,076 40,330 82.9 8,829 10,119 15.3
:
Wed. : 60,785 36,260 81.8 9,432 10,011 16.4
:
Thu. : 65,127 34,760 82.3 8,849 10,648 16.1
:
Fri. : 55,832 33,171 79.6 10,744 9,944 18.5
:
Sat. : 15,493 7,773 96.5 342 402 3.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:323,567 185,644 83.3 44,321 47,423 15.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 111,643 3,182 398,065 10,064 2,760 724 114
Tuesday 123,552 2,598 398,970 10,589 2,249 221 133
Wednesday 118,580 3,214 401,148 11,645 2,676 391 221
Thursday 121,405 1,953 400,721 10,983 2,343 527 141
Friday 111,822 2,809 397,678 8,480 2,398 267 75
Saturday 24,114 0 84,050 207 786 0 55
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Total 611,116 13,756 2,080,632 51,968 13,212 2,130 739
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%Steers 52.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 15.0 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.7
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 10/01/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 476.3
Cattle 1,278 784
Steers 837
Heifers 765
Cows 619
Bulls & Stags 885
Calves & Veal 3.2
Calves 380 234
Pork 412.4
Hogs 267 199
Barrows & Gilts 195
Sows 310
Stags & Boars 226
Lamb & Mutton 3.6
Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 895.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 01, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 611,116
: Steers : 323,567 52.9
: Heifers : 185,644 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 44,321 7.3
: Other Cows : 47,423 7.8
: Bulls : 10,161 1.7
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,756
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,080,632
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,012,342 96.7
: Sows : 62,381 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 5,909 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 51,968
: Mature Sheep : 2,823 5.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 49,145 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 01, 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. : 64,254 33,350 87.4 6,125 6,299 11.1
:
Tue. : 62,076 40,330 82.9 8,829 10,119 15.3
:
Wed. : 60,785 36,260 81.8 9,432 10,011 16.4
:
Thu. : 65,127 34,760 82.3 8,849 10,648 16.1
:
Fri. : 55,832 33,171 79.6 10,744 9,944 18.5
:
Sat. : 15,493 7,773 96.5 342 402 3.1
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:323,567 185,644 83.3 44,321 47,423 15.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO