Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/06/2007

13/07/2007
 
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
Goats
Equine
1/ Bison
Monday
127,235
 3,016
  384,555
 9,404
 3,128
290
143
Tuesday
121,862    
 3,135
  379,097   
10,535
 2,769
175
144
Wednesday
127,355    
 2,915
  379,937
 8,913
 2,618      
103
168
Thursday
127,054    
 3,166    
  389,621
 9,380
 1,955
  0
306
Friday
122,483    
 2,649 
  383,674
 7,380
 2,025
  0
128
Saturday
 69,540        
     6
   28,240
    68
   334
  0
  0
Total
695,529   
14,887
1,945,124
45,680
12,829
568
889
 
 
%Barrows & Gilts  96.3
%Steers         54.7
%Lambs&Yearlings  94.8
%Sows              3.3
%Heifers        29.2
%Mature Sheep      5.2
%Boars             0.5
%Cows           14.5
%Bulls             1.6
 
 
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  23/06/2007
 
Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight
 
 
Mil. Lbs.
 
Lbs
Lbs
Beef
535.4  
 
 
 
 
 
Cattle
1,258
772
 
 
 
Steers
 
822
 
 
Heifers
 
747
 
 
Cows
 
617
 
 
Bulls/Stags
 
913
Calves and Veal
2.6
 
 
 
 
 
Calves
293
175
Pork
386.0
 
 
 
 
 
Hogs
266
199
 
 
Barrows and Gilts
 
195
 
 
Sows
 
312
 
 
Stags and Boars
 
215
Lamb & Mutton
3.1
 
 
 
 
 
Sheep
137
69
 
 
Mature Sheep
 
67
 
 
Lambs & Yearlings
 
69
Total Meat
 Production
927.1
 
 
 
 
 
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
 
                  Week Ending  Saturday, June 30, 2007
 
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     695,529                   
             :   Steers           :     380,445         54.7      
             :   Heifers          :     203,395         29.2      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      40,938          5.9      
             :   Other Cows       :      59,648          8.6      
             :   Bulls            :      11,103          1.6      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      14,887                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,945,124                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,872,369         96.3      
             :   Sows             :      63,476          3.3      
             :   Boars            :       9,279          0.5      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      45,680                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,362          5.2      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      43,318         94.8    
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                 Week Ending  Saturday, June 30, 2007                
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          :                 Number of Head Slaughtered                  
          :------------------------------------------------------------
 
    Day   :         :         :  S&H as  :         :         :  D&O as  
    of    :         :         :   % of   :  Dairy  :  Other  :   % of   
   Week   : Steers  : Heifers :  Cattle  :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Cattle  
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   Mon.   :  70,649    34,927     83.0      7,010    12,538      15.4   
   Tue.   :  66,381    35,904     83.9      7,473    10,072      14.4   
   Wed.   :  69,136    36,331     82.8      8,267    11,523      15.5   
   Thu.   :  67,358    37,435     82.5      7,981    12,049      15.8   
   Fri.   :  66,814    33,918     82.2      8,228    11,065      15.8   
   Sat.   :  40,107    24,880     93.5      1,979     2,401       6.3   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 380,445   203,395     83.9     40,938    59,648      14.5   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO
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