Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 14/01/2006
30/01/2006
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 106,916 2,539 402,148 11,327 2,902 827 291
Tuesday 124,469 2,847 405,439 10,917 2,973 50 192
Wednesday 119,721 2,256 394,939 11,691 2,593 428 187
Thursday 123,728 1,774 399,818 10,064 1,975 470 138
Friday 113,936 2,574 383,087 8,459 1,898 244 168
Saturday 17,589 0 82,073 32 25 0 48
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Total 606,359 11,990 2,067,504 52,490 12,366 2,019 1,024
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%Steers 50.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 29.2 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.7
%Cows 18.9 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.9
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 01/14/2006
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 469.6
Cattle 1,286 777
Steers 831
Heifers 772
Cows 628
Bulls & Stags 899
Calves & Veal 2.7
Calves 368 227
Pork 422.9
Hogs 274 205
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 311
Stags & Boars 218
Lamb & Mutton 3.8
Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 69
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 899.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2006
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 606,359
: Steers : 303,359 50.0
: Heifers : 177,352 29.2
: Dairy Cows : 49,970 8.2
: Other Cows : 64,427 10.6
: Bulls : 11,251 1.9
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 11,990
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,067,504
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,999,232 96.7
: Sows : 61,893 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 6,379 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 52,490
: Mature Sheep : 2,444 4.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 50,046 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2006
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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. : 50,489 33,736 78.8 8,250 12,486 19.4
:
Tue. : 62,822 38,187 81.2 10,044 11,147 17.0
:
Wed. : 61,629 34,375 80.2 9,568 12,026 18.0
:
Thu. : 64,583 35,186 80.6 9,635 12,205 17.7
:
Fri. : 58,152 32,478 79.5 9,983 11,244 18.6
:
Sat. : 5,684 3,390 51.6 2,490 5,319 44.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:303,359 177,352 79.3 49,970 64,427 18.9
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 106,916 2,539 402,148 11,327 2,902 827 291
Tuesday 124,469 2,847 405,439 10,917 2,973 50 192
Wednesday 119,721 2,256 394,939 11,691 2,593 428 187
Thursday 123,728 1,774 399,818 10,064 1,975 470 138
Friday 113,936 2,574 383,087 8,459 1,898 244 168
Saturday 17,589 0 82,073 32 25 0 48
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Total 606,359 11,990 2,067,504 52,490 12,366 2,019 1,024
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%Steers 50.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 29.2 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.7
%Cows 18.9 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.9
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 01/14/2006
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 469.6
Cattle 1,286 777
Steers 831
Heifers 772
Cows 628
Bulls & Stags 899
Calves & Veal 2.7
Calves 368 227
Pork 422.9
Hogs 274 205
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 311
Stags & Boars 218
Lamb & Mutton 3.8
Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 69
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 899.0
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2006
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 606,359
: Steers : 303,359 50.0
: Heifers : 177,352 29.2
: Dairy Cows : 49,970 8.2
: Other Cows : 64,427 10.6
: Bulls : 11,251 1.9
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 11,990
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,067,504
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,999,232 96.7
: Sows : 61,893 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 6,379 0.3
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 52,490
: Mature Sheep : 2,444 4.7
: Lambs/Yearlings : 50,046 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2006
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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. : 50,489 33,736 78.8 8,250 12,486 19.4
:
Tue. : 62,822 38,187 81.2 10,044 11,147 17.0
:
Wed. : 61,629 34,375 80.2 9,568 12,026 18.0
:
Thu. : 64,583 35,186 80.6 9,635 12,205 17.7
:
Fri. : 58,152 32,478 79.5 9,983 11,244 18.6
:
Sat. : 5,684 3,390 51.6 2,490 5,319 44.4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:303,359 177,352 79.3 49,970 64,427 18.9
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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