Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/26/2005
09/12/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/26/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,963 2,851 389,332 10,876 3,365 786 175
Tuesday 128,541 3,177 406,198 10,999 2,887 0 215
Wednesday 127,699 2,736 385,654 10,571 2,834 636 175
Thursday 0 506 447 6 8 0 0
Friday 124,026 1,895 396,098 8,202 2,190 213 113
Saturday 48,183 0 301,973 1,070 43 0 0
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Total 552,412 11,165 1,879,702 41,724 11,327 1,635 678
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%Steers 51.9 %Barrows & Gilts 97.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 31.7 %Sows 2.4 %Mature Sheep 4.9
%Cows 15.2 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.2
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 11/26/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 432.3 Cattle 1,286 787
Steers 838
Heifers 775
Cows 623
Bulls & Stags 912
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 357 220
Pork 380.8 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 302
Stags & Boars 213
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 143 72
Mature Sheep 69
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 818.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 26, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 552,412
: Steers : 286,968 51.9
: Heifers : 174,839 31.7
: Dairy Cows : 39,338 7.1
: Other Cows : 44,393 8.0
: Bulls : 6,874 1.2
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 11,165
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,879,702
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,828,948 97.3
: Sows : 45,167 2.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,587 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,724
: Mature Sheep : 2,047 4.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 39,677 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 26, 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. : 63,819 38,067 82.2 8,002 12,124 16.2
:
Tue. : 65,867 39,736 82.2 9,706 11,445 16.5
:
Wed. : 65,335 40,651 83.0 10,299 9,822 15.8
:
Thu. :
:
Fri. : 63,561 40,371 83.8 9,345 9,448 15.2
:
Sat. : 28,386 16,014 92.1 1,986 1,554 7.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:286,968 174,839 83.6 39,338 44,393 15.2
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,963 2,851 389,332 10,876 3,365 786 175
Tuesday 128,541 3,177 406,198 10,999 2,887 0 215
Wednesday 127,699 2,736 385,654 10,571 2,834 636 175
Thursday 0 506 447 6 8 0 0
Friday 124,026 1,895 396,098 8,202 2,190 213 113
Saturday 48,183 0 301,973 1,070 43 0 0
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Total 552,412 11,165 1,879,702 41,724 11,327 1,635 678
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%Steers 51.9 %Barrows & Gilts 97.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 31.7 %Sows 2.4 %Mature Sheep 4.9
%Cows 15.2 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.2
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 11/26/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 432.3 Cattle 1,286 787
Steers 838
Heifers 775
Cows 623
Bulls & Stags 912
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 357 220
Pork 380.8 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 302
Stags & Boars 213
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 143 72
Mature Sheep 69
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 818.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 26, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 552,412
: Steers : 286,968 51.9
: Heifers : 174,839 31.7
: Dairy Cows : 39,338 7.1
: Other Cows : 44,393 8.0
: Bulls : 6,874 1.2
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 11,165
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,879,702
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,828,948 97.3
: Sows : 45,167 2.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,587 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,724
: Mature Sheep : 2,047 4.9
: Lambs/Yearlings : 39,677 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 26, 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. : 63,819 38,067 82.2 8,002 12,124 16.2
:
Tue. : 65,867 39,736 82.2 9,706 11,445 16.5
:
Wed. : 65,335 40,651 83.0 10,299 9,822 15.8
:
Thu. :
:
Fri. : 63,561 40,371 83.8 9,345 9,448 15.2
:
Sat. : 28,386 16,014 92.1 1,986 1,554 7.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:286,968 174,839 83.6 39,338 44,393 15.2
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO