Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 14.03.09
27/03/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 14, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 118,365 3,928 419,411 8,952 3,649 0 201
Tuesday 122,863 4,517 418,068 8,504 2,271 0 274
Wednesday 124,469 3,231 426,506 9,709 1,865 0 206
Thursday 116,870 3,371 415,149 10,142 3,033 0 179
Friday 117,181 4,219 414,491 7,880 1,704 0 233
Saturday 25,026 1 58,253 37 26 0 50
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Total 624,774 19,267 2,151,878 45,224 12,548 0 1,143
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%Steers 48.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.5
%Heifers 31.7 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 4.5
%Cows 18.0 %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 14, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 493.7 Cattle 1,309 793
Steers 851
Heifers 790
Cows 631
Bulls 880
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 251 147
Pork 439.7 Hogs 272 205
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 303
Boars 199
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 147 73
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 939.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 14, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 624,774
: Steers : 304,590 48.8
: Heifers : 198,017 31.7
: Dairy Cows : 54,096 8.7
: Other Cows : 58,227 9.3
: Bulls : 9,844 1.6
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 19,267
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,151,878
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,083,636 96.8
: Sows : 60,367 2.8
: Boars : 7,875 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,224
: Mature Sheep : 2,016 4.5
: Lamb/Yearlings : 43,208 95.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 14, 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. : 55,111 39,956 80.3 8,661 12,597 18.0
Tue. : 61,350 37,781 80.7 11,155 10,740 17.8
Wed. : 60,383 39,520 80.3 11,137 11,512 18.2
Thu. : 58,896 33,885 79.4 10,429 11,803 19.0
Fri. : 56,082 36,302 78.8 11,801 10,915 19.4
Sat. : 12,768 10,573 93.3 913 660 6.3
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Total : 304,590 198,017 80.4 54,096 58,227 18.0
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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