Actual slaughter under federal investigation for week ending 04.04.09
17/04/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 4, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,384 3,840 418,101 11,277 3,616 0 135
Tuesday 127,399 3,265 423,805 9,932 2,402 0 193
Wednesday 108,350 3,457 421,406 9,603 2,200 0 170
Thursday 124,130 2,641 423,191 11,391 2,768 0 361
Friday 120,454 4,041 413,851 9,603 1,824 0 48
Saturday 5,554 0 62,479 2,120 384 0 0
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Total 609,271 17,244 2,162,833 53,926 13,194 0 907
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%Steers 50.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 96.0
%Heifers 30.9 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 4.0
%Cows 17.1 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.7
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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, April 4, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 477.7 Cattle 1,297 787
Steers 839
Heifers 782
Cows 628
Bulls 879
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 275 162
Pork 441.5 Hogs 272 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 306
Boars 199
Lamb & Mutton 3.8 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 925.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 4, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 609,271
: Steers : 306,608 50.3
: Heifers : 188,146 30.9
: Dairy Cows : 49,981 8.2
: Other Cows : 54,351 8.9
: Bulls : 10,185 1.7
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,244
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,162,833
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,092,865 96.8
: Sows : 61,126 2.8
: Boars : 8,842 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 53,926
: Mature Sheep : 2,136 4.0
: Lamb/Yearlings : 51,790 96.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 4, 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. : 60,748 40,661 82.2 7,866 11,972 16.1
Tue. : 63,731 40,147 81.5 10,514 11,081 17.0
Wed. : 57,876 28,232 79.5 10,230 10,032 18.7
Thu. : 57,971 42,624 81.0 10,498 10,994 17.3
Fri. : 65,264 33,385 81.9 10,416 9,518 16.5
Sat. : 1,018 3,097 74.1 457 754 21.8
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Total : 306,608 188,146 81.2 49,981 54,351 17.1
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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