Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 17/12/2005
04/01/2006
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 17/12/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 119,794 3,220 402,529 10,671 2,708 632 178
Tuesday 127,536 3,437 402,052 11,313 2,228 109 163
Wednesday 122,708 2,535 405,262 10,724 2,064 489 212
Thursday 127,964 2,183 405,104 10,918 2,824 693 91
Friday 123,229 2,579 408,008 8,652 1,577 125 83
Saturday 13,625 1 142,646 44 54 79 0
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Total 634,856 13,955 2,165,601 52,322 11,455 2,127 727
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%Steers 52.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 29.7 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 16.4 %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 12/17/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 489.1
Cattle 1,282 775
Steers 824
Heifers 765
Cows 622
Bulls & Stags 898
Calves & Veal 3.1
Calves 366 226
Pork 438.0
Hogs 273 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 215
Lamb & Mutton 3.8
Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 934.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 17, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 634,856
: Steers : 333,171 52.5
: Heifers : 188,509 29.7
: Dairy Cows : 47,172 7.4
: Other Cows : 57,151 9.0
: Bulls : 8,853 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,955
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,165,601
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,095,028 96.7
: Sows : 64,749 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 5,824 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 52,322
: Mature Sheep : 2,695 5.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 49,627 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 17, 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. : 62,356 36,828 82.8 7,489 11,347 15.7
:
Tue. : 68,350 36,115 81.9 10,084 11,350 16.8
:
Wed. : 62,422 37,855 81.7 9,516 11,130 16.8
:
Thu. : 66,786 39,140 82.8 9,166 11,102 15.8
:
Fri. : 64,771 35,805 81.6 9,630 11,193 16.9
:
Sat. : 8,486 2,766 82.6 1,287 1,029 17.0
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:333,171 188,509 82.2 47,172 57,151 16.4
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 119,794 3,220 402,529 10,671 2,708 632 178
Tuesday 127,536 3,437 402,052 11,313 2,228 109 163
Wednesday 122,708 2,535 405,262 10,724 2,064 489 212
Thursday 127,964 2,183 405,104 10,918 2,824 693 91
Friday 123,229 2,579 408,008 8,652 1,577 125 83
Saturday 13,625 1 142,646 44 54 79 0
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Total 634,856 13,955 2,165,601 52,322 11,455 2,127 727
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%Steers 52.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 29.7 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 16.4 %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 12/17/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 489.1
Cattle 1,282 775
Steers 824
Heifers 765
Cows 622
Bulls & Stags 898
Calves & Veal 3.1
Calves 366 226
Pork 438.0
Hogs 273 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 215
Lamb & Mutton 3.8
Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 934.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 17, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 634,856
: Steers : 333,171 52.5
: Heifers : 188,509 29.7
: Dairy Cows : 47,172 7.4
: Other Cows : 57,151 9.0
: Bulls : 8,853 1.4
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,955
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,165,601
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,095,028 96.7
: Sows : 64,749 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 5,824 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 52,322
: Mature Sheep : 2,695 5.2
: Lambs/Yearlings : 49,627 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 17, 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. : 62,356 36,828 82.8 7,489 11,347 15.7
:
Tue. : 68,350 36,115 81.9 10,084 11,350 16.8
:
Wed. : 62,422 37,855 81.7 9,516 11,130 16.8
:
Thu. : 66,786 39,140 82.8 9,166 11,102 15.8
:
Fri. : 64,771 35,805 81.6 9,630 11,193 16.9
:
Sat. : 8,486 2,766 82.6 1,287 1,029 17.0
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:333,171 188,509 82.2 47,172 57,151 16.4
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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