Actual slaughter under federal inspection — 02.05.09
15/05/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 2, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,233 3,031 405,507 8,744 2,896 0 149
Tuesday 129,196 3,099 414,824 8,143 2,220 0 238
Wednesday 129,244 2,924 412,701 8,763 1,307 0 143
Thursday 124,164 2,820 411,171 9,143 2,045 0 227
Friday 127,056 3,535 372,937 6,928 1,541 0 219
Saturday 29,607 0 28,475 23 27 0 52
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Total 665,500 15,409 2,045,615 41,744 10,036 0 1,028
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%Steers 52.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 29.1 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 4.7
%Cows 16.6 %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, May 2, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 509.8 Cattle 1,265 769
Steers 820
Heifers 757
Cows 609
Bulls 890
Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 276 164
Pork 417.3 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 303
Boars 205
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 148 74
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 932.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 2, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 665,500
: Steers : 349,978 52.6
: Heifers : 193,329 29.1
: Dairy Cows : 47,297 7.1
: Other Cows : 63,341 9.5
: Bulls : 11,555 1.7
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 15,409
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,045,615
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,978,058 96.7
: Sows : 59,977 2.9
: Boars : 7,580 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,744
: Mature Sheep : 1,951 4.7
: Lamb/Yearlings : 39,793 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 2, 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. : 65,232 38,084 81.8 7,766 12,965 16.4
Tue. : 68,539 35,678 80.7 9,851 12,811 17.5
Wed. : 63,902 40,333 80.6 9,741 12,824 17.5
Thu. : 66,309 34,551 81.2 8,569 12,529 17.0
Fri. : 67,739 35,538 81.3 10,315 11,309 17.0
Sat. : 18,257 9,145 92.6 1,055 903 6.6
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Total : 349,978 193,329 81.6 47,297 63,341 16.6
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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