Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 25/02/2006
13/03/2006
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 02/25/2006
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 86,493 2,714 365,214 7,890 573 665 141
Tuesday 117,467 3,116 391,209 10,035 2,412 0 159
Wednesday 110,404 2,461 392,628 11,278 1,762 351 212
Thursday 112,631 2,284 388,877 9,798 1,613 474 134
Friday 119,889 2,556 384,033 7,296 1,663 98 65
Saturday 29,684 1 39,920 60 53 0 41
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Total 576,568 13,132 1,961,881 46,357 8,076 1,588 752
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%Steers 51.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.9
%Heifers 31.5 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.1
%Cows 15.3 %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 02/25/2006
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 449.4
Cattle 1,282 782
Steers 825
Heifers 771
Cows 645
Bulls & Stags 934
Calves & Veal 2.9
Calves 368 225
Pork 397.8
Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 225
Lamb & Mutton 3.4
Sheep 146 73
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 853.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 25, 2006
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 576,568
: Steers : 297,554 51.6
: Heifers : 181,880 31.5
: Dairy Cows : 41,994 7.3
: Other Cows : 46,294 8.0
: Bulls : 8,846 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,132
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,961,881
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,897,722 96.7
: Sows : 59,818 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 4,341 0.2
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,357
: Mature Sheep : 1,905 4.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 44,452 95.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 25, 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. : 46,802 25,612 83.7 4,455 8,111 14.5
:
Tue. : 58,792 39,432 83.6 9,471 8,194 15.0
:
Wed. : 54,853 35,528 81.9 8,974 9,403 16.6
:
Thu. : 55,899 35,573 81.2 8,391 10,711 17.0
:
Fri. : 62,025 35,238 81.1 10,703 9,871 17.2
:
Sat. : 19,183 10,497 100.0 4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:297,554 181,880 83.2 41,994 46,294 15.3
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 86,493 2,714 365,214 7,890 573 665 141
Tuesday 117,467 3,116 391,209 10,035 2,412 0 159
Wednesday 110,404 2,461 392,628 11,278 1,762 351 212
Thursday 112,631 2,284 388,877 9,798 1,613 474 134
Friday 119,889 2,556 384,033 7,296 1,663 98 65
Saturday 29,684 1 39,920 60 53 0 41
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Total 576,568 13,132 1,961,881 46,357 8,076 1,588 752
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%Steers 51.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.9
%Heifers 31.5 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.1
%Cows 15.3 %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 02/25/2006
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 449.4
Cattle 1,282 782
Steers 825
Heifers 771
Cows 645
Bulls & Stags 934
Calves & Veal 2.9
Calves 368 225
Pork 397.8
Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 312
Stags & Boars 225
Lamb & Mutton 3.4
Sheep 146 73
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 853.5
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 25, 2006
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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: :
Cattle : TOTAL : 576,568
: Steers : 297,554 51.6
: Heifers : 181,880 31.5
: Dairy Cows : 41,994 7.3
: Other Cows : 46,294 8.0
: Bulls : 8,846 1.5
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: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,132
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: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,961,881
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,897,722 96.7
: Sows : 59,818 3.0
: Stags/Boars : 4,341 0.2
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: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,357
: Mature Sheep : 1,905 4.1
: Lambs/Yearlings : 44,452 95.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 25, 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. : 46,802 25,612 83.7 4,455 8,111 14.5
:
Tue. : 58,792 39,432 83.6 9,471 8,194 15.0
:
Wed. : 54,853 35,528 81.9 8,974 9,403 16.6
:
Thu. : 55,899 35,573 81.2 8,391 10,711 17.0
:
Fri. : 62,025 35,238 81.1 10,703 9,871 17.2
:
Sat. : 19,183 10,497 100.0 4
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:297,554 181,880 83.2 41,994 46,294 15.3
Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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