Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 07.03.09
20/03/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 7, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 116,258 3,668 417,120 8,922 3,548 0 247
Tuesday 123,983 3,623 428,436 8,287 2,445 0 252
Wednesday 118,972 3,246 432,065 9,381 1,647 0 157
Thursday 118,953 3,039 431,595 8,680 2,638 0 290
Friday 111,618 3,535 418,744 7,543 2,147 0 108
Saturday 13,255 2 97,200 42 41 0 0
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Total 603,039 17,113 2,225,160 42,855 12,466 0 1,054
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%Steers 48.4 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 2.7 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 19.6 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.6
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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, March 7, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 476.3 Cattle 1,316 793
Steers 851
Heifers 798
Cows 631
Bulls 883
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 263 155
Pork 454.4 Hogs 272 204
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 301
Boars 203
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 146 73
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 936.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 7, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 603,039
: Steers : 291,893 48.4
: Heifers : 182,935 30.3
: Dairy Cows : 60,529 10.0
: Other Cows : 57,929 9.6
: Bulls : 9,753 1.6
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,113
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,225,160
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,157,333 97.0
: Sows : 59,275 2.7
: Boars : 8,552 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 42,855
: Mature Sheep : 2,313 5.4
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,542 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 7, 2009
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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. : 57,199 35,739 79.9 8,853 12,630 18.5
Tue. : 62,280 37,670 80.6 11,780 10,631 18.1
Wed. : 57,059 36,989 79.1 12,029 10,748 19.1
Thu. : 56,689 36,724 78.5 12,801 10,970 20.0
Fri. : 52,563 34,444 78.0 12,583 10,010 20.2
Sat. : 6,103 1,369 56.4 2,483 2,940 40.9
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Total : 291,893 182,935 78.7 60,529 57,929 19.6
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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