Actual slaughter week ending 14/07/2007
27/07/2007
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 124,186 3,012 386,597 9,555 2,867 0 165
Tuesday 123,839 3,175 383,403 9,517 2,224 0 249
Weds 126,571 3,381 394,780 8,496 2,559 0 361
Thursday 126,499 2,366 394,136 10,023 2,218 0 264
Friday 123,068 3,307 390,436 6,508 1,997 0 153
Saturday 54,329 0 1,499 47 48 0 0
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Total 678,492 15,241 1,950,851 44,146 11,913 0 1,192
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%Steers 54.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.2 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.4
%Heifers 28.9 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 4.6
%Cows 14.7 %Boars 0.5
%Bulls 1.5
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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.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 528.2 Cattle 1,271 781
Steers 834
Heifers 756
Cows 613
Bulls 910
Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 282 169
Pork 386.4 Hogs 265 198
Barrows & Gilts 194
Sows 309
Boars 216
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 920.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 678,492
: Steers : 372,364 54.9
: Heifers : 195,750 28.9
: Dairy Cows : 43,633 6.4
: Other Cows : 56,257 8.3
: Bulls : 10,488 1.5
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 15,241
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,950,851
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,877,431 96.2
: Sows : 63,412 3.3
: Boars : 10,008 0.5
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,146
: Mature Sheep : 2,052 4.6
: Lamb/Yearlings : 42,094 95.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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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 : Cattle : Cows : Cows : Cattle
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Mon. : 71,022 35,572 85.8 5,635 10,488 13.0
Tue. : 67,944 34,058 82.4 8,793 11,027 16.0
Wed. : 66,772 37,543 82.4 9,170 10,856 15.8
Thu. : 68,198 36,208 82.5 8,728 11,192 15.7
Fri. : 65,682 34,009 81.0 9,574 11,297 17.0
Sat. : 32,746 18,360 94.1 1,733 1,397 5.8
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Total : 372,364 195,750 83.7 43,633 56,257 14.7
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 124,186 3,012 386,597 9,555 2,867 0 165
Tuesday 123,839 3,175 383,403 9,517 2,224 0 249
Weds 126,571 3,381 394,780 8,496 2,559 0 361
Thursday 126,499 2,366 394,136 10,023 2,218 0 264
Friday 123,068 3,307 390,436 6,508 1,997 0 153
Saturday 54,329 0 1,499 47 48 0 0
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Total 678,492 15,241 1,950,851 44,146 11,913 0 1,192
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%Steers 54.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.2 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.4
%Heifers 28.9 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 4.6
%Cows 14.7 %Boars 0.5
%Bulls 1.5
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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.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 528.2 Cattle 1,271 781
Steers 834
Heifers 756
Cows 613
Bulls 910
Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 282 169
Pork 386.4 Hogs 265 198
Barrows & Gilts 194
Sows 309
Boars 216
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 920.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 678,492
: Steers : 372,364 54.9
: Heifers : 195,750 28.9
: Dairy Cows : 43,633 6.4
: Other Cows : 56,257 8.3
: Bulls : 10,488 1.5
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 15,241
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,950,851
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,877,431 96.2
: Sows : 63,412 3.3
: Boars : 10,008 0.5
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,146
: Mature Sheep : 2,052 4.6
: Lamb/Yearlings : 42,094 95.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 14, 2007
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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 : Cattle : Cows : Cows : Cattle
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Mon. : 71,022 35,572 85.8 5,635 10,488 13.0
Tue. : 67,944 34,058 82.4 8,793 11,027 16.0
Wed. : 66,772 37,543 82.4 9,170 10,856 15.8
Thu. : 68,198 36,208 82.5 8,728 11,192 15.7
Fri. : 65,682 34,009 81.0 9,574 11,297 17.0
Sat. : 32,746 18,360 94.1 1,733 1,397 5.8
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Total : 372,364 195,750 83.7 43,633 56,257 14.7
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO