Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 31/12/2005
13/01/2006
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 31/12/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 1,900 116 17,908 1,644 867 210 0
Tuesday 126,002 3,675 405,978 10,424 3,309 286 243
Wednesday 123,790 3,300 400,456 9,358 1,806 364 124
Thursday 120,270 1,857 402,396 11,400 2,554 496 91
Friday 121,822 2,780 392,847 8,240 2,136 174 87
Saturday 23,021 0 178,689 64 53 0 0
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Total 516,805 11,728 1,798,274 41,130 10,725 1,530 545
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%Steers 51.1 %Barrows & Gilts 97.1 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.3
%Heifers 32.7 %Sows 2.7 %Mature Sheep 5.7
%Cows 15.0 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %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 12/31/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 401.0
Cattle 1,281 780
Steers 825
Heifers 764
Cows 647
Bulls & Stags 966
Calves & Veal 2.7
Calves 380 236
Pork 365.4
Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 212
Lamb & Mutton 3.0
Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 772.1
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 31, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 516,805
: Steers : 264,085 51.1
: Heifers : 169,002 32.7
: Dairy Cows : 36,900 7.1
: Other Cows : 40,720 7.9
: Bulls : 6,098 1.2
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 11,728
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,798,274
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,746,217 97.1
: Sows : 48,408 2.7
: Stags/Boars : 3,649 0.2
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,130
: Mature Sheep : 2,324 5.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 38,806 94.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 31, 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. : 470 71 28.5 498 779 67.2
:
Tue. : 65,119 39,793 83.3 8,716 10,704 15.4
:
Wed. : 60,791 42,219 83.2 9,144 10,154 15.6
:
Thu. : 61,647 38,334 83.1 8,838 10,121 15.8
:
Fri. : 61,620 41,137 84.4 8,770 8,777 14.4
:
Sat. : 14,438 7,448 95.1 934 185 4.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:264,085 169,002 83.8 36,900 40,720 15.0
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 1,900 116 17,908 1,644 867 210 0
Tuesday 126,002 3,675 405,978 10,424 3,309 286 243
Wednesday 123,790 3,300 400,456 9,358 1,806 364 124
Thursday 120,270 1,857 402,396 11,400 2,554 496 91
Friday 121,822 2,780 392,847 8,240 2,136 174 87
Saturday 23,021 0 178,689 64 53 0 0
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Total 516,805 11,728 1,798,274 41,130 10,725 1,530 545
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%Steers 51.1 %Barrows & Gilts 97.1 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.3
%Heifers 32.7 %Sows 2.7 %Mature Sheep 5.7
%Cows 15.0 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %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 12/31/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 401.0
Cattle 1,281 780
Steers 825
Heifers 764
Cows 647
Bulls & Stags 966
Calves & Veal 2.7
Calves 380 236
Pork 365.4
Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 309
Stags & Boars 212
Lamb & Mutton 3.0
Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 772.1
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 31, 2005
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 516,805
: Steers : 264,085 51.1
: Heifers : 169,002 32.7
: Dairy Cows : 36,900 7.1
: Other Cows : 40,720 7.9
: Bulls : 6,098 1.2
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 11,728
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,798,274
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,746,217 97.1
: Sows : 48,408 2.7
: Stags/Boars : 3,649 0.2
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,130
: Mature Sheep : 2,324 5.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 38,806 94.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 31, 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. : 470 71 28.5 498 779 67.2
:
Tue. : 65,119 39,793 83.3 8,716 10,704 15.4
:
Wed. : 60,791 42,219 83.2 9,144 10,154 15.6
:
Thu. : 61,647 38,334 83.1 8,838 10,121 15.8
:
Fri. : 61,620 41,137 84.4 8,770 8,777 14.4
:
Sat. : 14,438 7,448 95.1 934 185 4.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:264,085 169,002 83.8 36,900 40,720 15.0
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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