Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 16.05.09
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 16, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 127,263 2,989 398,444 8,553 3,757 0 93
Tuesday 127,087 3,085 413,023 8,930 2,147 0 200
Wednesday 129,509 3,047 410,323 6,341 1,874 0 264
Thursday 127,716 2,621 404,895 9,266 2,200 0 315
Friday 129,071 2,733 396,700 7,561 1,703 0 232
Saturday 36,277 0 49,746 25 35 0 62
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Total 676,923 14,475 2,073,131 40,676 11,716 0 1,166
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%Steers 52.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.9
%Heifers 29.3 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 6.1
%Cows 16.3 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.8
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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 16, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 518.6 Cattle 1,264 769
Steers 820
Heifers 755
Cows 613
Bulls 884
Calves & Veal 2.3 Calves 267 159
Pork 422.6 Hogs 272 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 305
Boars 190
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 147 74
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 74
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Total Meat
Production 946.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 16, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 676,923
: Steers : 355,798 52.6
: Heifers : 198,665 29.3
: Dairy Cows : 47,581 7.0
: Other Cows : 62,832 9.3
: Bulls : 12,047 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,475
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,073,131
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,006,148 96.8
: Sows : 59,090 2.9
: Boars : 7,893 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 40,676
: Mature Sheep : 2,484 6.1
: Lamb/Yearlings : 38,192 93.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 16, 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. : 67,667 37,866 82.9 7,569 11,988 15.4
Tue. : 64,788 37,769 80.7 10,010 12,178 17.5
Wed. : 68,562 36,571 81.2 9,077 12,737 16.8
Thu. : 65,067 37,782 80.5 9,465 12,915 17.5
Fri. : 67,039 37,352 80.9 10,307 12,044 17.3
Sat. : 22,675 11,325 93.7 1,153 970 5.9
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Total : 355,798 198,665 81.9 47,581 62,832 16.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
