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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 12 /11/2005

25/11/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  12/11/2005
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                   Cattle     Calves      Hogs        Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       109,939    2,625     402,966     10,508    2,684     773       215
Tuesday      122,213    3,422     402,696     10,122    2,534       0        156
Wednesday 121,349    1,855     403,619     10,239    2,513     526       217
Thursday     124,676    1,848     401,945     10,317    2,385     561       127
Friday         103,586    1,946     367,120      7,420      713       141       106
Saturday      17,844        0        128,304         40         51        0          184
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Total           599,607  11,696  2,106,650     48,646   10,880   2,001     1,005
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%Steers        49.6   %Barrows & Gilts  96.6   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.0
%Heifers        30.5  %Sows                   3.1   %Mature Sheep           5.0
%Cows          18.1  %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  12/11/2005
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Production         Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           465.0   
                         Cattle                1,285             780
                         Steers                                    840
                         Heifers                                   772
                         Cows                                     615
                         Bulls & Stags                         886

Calves & Veal    2.6   
                        Calves                 366               225

Pork           425.5   
                         Hogs                  272               203
                         Barrows & Gilts                       199
                         Sows                                      310
                         Stags & Boars                         208

Lamb & Mutton    3.5   
                         Sheep                144                  72
                         Mature Sheep                            70
                         Lambs & Yearlings                     73
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Total Meat
Production     896.6
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 12, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       599,607
                 : Steers          :       297,637      49.6
                 : Heifers         :       182,925      30.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,727       8.3
                 : Other Cows      :        58,953       9.8
                 : Bulls           :        10,365       1.7
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        11,696
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,106,650
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,035,326      96.6
                 : Sows            :        65,627       3.1
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,697       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,646
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,412       5.0
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,234      95.0
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 12, 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.   : 55,249   32,506    79.8     8,368  11,835   18.4
               :
        Tue.   : 63,238   36,475    81.6     9,770  10,900   16.9
               :
        Wed.   : 56,223   42,412    81.3     9,440  11,263   17.1
               :
        Thu.   : 65,492   36,319    81.7     9,675  11,050   16.6
               :
        Fri.   : 49,219   31,462    77.9     9,449  11,598   20.3
               :
        Sat.   :  8,216    3,751    67.1     3,025   2,307   29.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:297,637  182,925    80.1    49,727  58,953   18.1

Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO