Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/12/2005
19/12/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 108,622 2,750 385,869 10,749 2,748 718 106
Tuesday 118,477 3,248 381,842 10,747 1,634 83 113
Wednesday 126,395 3,023 401,520 10,394 1,866 502 153
Thursday 125,571 1,946 404,180 10,497 2,545 704 121
Friday 109,616 2,654 399,205 8,414 1,404 157 40
Saturday 16,179 224 196,793 1,198 24 103 0
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Total 604,860 13,845 2,169,409 51,999 10,221 2,267 533
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%Steers 51.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.6
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 3.4
%Cows 17.2 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %Bulls & Stags 1.5
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 03/12/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 470.2
Cattle 1,285 782
Steers 835
Heifers 774
Cows 621
Bulls & Stags 895
Calves & Veal 3.0
Calves 353 218
Pork 440.4
Hogs 274 204
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 313
Stags & Boars 219
Lamb & Mutton 3.9
Sheep 148 74
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 75
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Total Meat
Production 917.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 03, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 604,860
: Steers : 310,654 51.4
: Heifers : 181,441 30.0
: Dairy Cows : 49,951 8.3
: Other Cows : 53,911 8.9
: Bulls : 8,903 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,845
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,169,409
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,096,095 96.6
: Sows : 68,002 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,312 0.2
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 51,999
: Mature Sheep : 1,759 3.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 50,240 96.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 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. : 58,434 31,939 83.2 6,284 10,527 15.5
:
Tue. : 62,003 35,558 82.3 9,925 9,388 16.3
:
Wed. : 64,696 39,046 82.1 9,854 10,936 16.4
:
Thu. : 63,941 38,288 81.4 10,485 10,832 17.0
:
Fri. : 55,053 31,523 79.0 10,350 10,869 19.4
:
Sat. : 6,527 5,087 71.8 3,053 1,359 27.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:310,654 181,441 81.4 49,951 53,911 17.2
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 108,622 2,750 385,869 10,749 2,748 718 106
Tuesday 118,477 3,248 381,842 10,747 1,634 83 113
Wednesday 126,395 3,023 401,520 10,394 1,866 502 153
Thursday 125,571 1,946 404,180 10,497 2,545 704 121
Friday 109,616 2,654 399,205 8,414 1,404 157 40
Saturday 16,179 224 196,793 1,198 24 103 0
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Total 604,860 13,845 2,169,409 51,999 10,221 2,267 533
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%Steers 51.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.6
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 3.4
%Cows 17.2 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %Bulls & Stags 1.5
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 03/12/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 470.2
Cattle 1,285 782
Steers 835
Heifers 774
Cows 621
Bulls & Stags 895
Calves & Veal 3.0
Calves 353 218
Pork 440.4
Hogs 274 204
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 313
Stags & Boars 219
Lamb & Mutton 3.9
Sheep 148 74
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 75
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Total Meat
Production 917.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 03, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 604,860
: Steers : 310,654 51.4
: Heifers : 181,441 30.0
: Dairy Cows : 49,951 8.3
: Other Cows : 53,911 8.9
: Bulls : 8,903 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,845
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,169,409
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,096,095 96.6
: Sows : 68,002 3.1
: Stags/Boars : 5,312 0.2
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 51,999
: Mature Sheep : 1,759 3.4
: Lambs/Yearlings : 50,240 96.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 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. : 58,434 31,939 83.2 6,284 10,527 15.5
:
Tue. : 62,003 35,558 82.3 9,925 9,388 16.3
:
Wed. : 64,696 39,046 82.1 9,854 10,936 16.4
:
Thu. : 63,941 38,288 81.4 10,485 10,832 17.0
:
Fri. : 55,053 31,523 79.0 10,350 10,869 19.4
:
Sat. : 6,527 5,087 71.8 3,053 1,359 27.3
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:310,654 181,441 81.4 49,951 53,911 17.2
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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