Actual slaughter under federal inspection — 06.06.09
19/06/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 6, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,580 3,210 415,050 8,948 3,457 0 81
Tuesday 126,705 3,465 419,932 7,004 1,914 0 208
Wednesday 128,416 3,238 420,854 9,189 2,259 0 172
Thursday 128,372 2,833 411,690 8,528 2,855 0 298
Friday 127,901 3,333 405,675 7,796 1,568 0 342
Saturday 30,729 0 19,730 22 22 0 0
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Total 670,703 16,079 2,092,931 41,487 12,075 0 1,101
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%Steers 50.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 29.3 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 18.4 %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, June 6, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 513.5 Cattle 1,268 768
Steers 828
Heifers 753
Cows 612
Bulls 902
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 260 153
Pork 424.3 Hogs 271 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 305
Boars 202
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 943.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 6, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 670,703
: Steers : 338,279 50.4
: Heifers : 196,799 29.3
: Dairy Cows : 60,800 9.1
: Other Cows : 62,836 9.4
: Bulls : 11,989 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 16,079
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,092,931
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,023,419 96.7
: Sows : 61,032 2.9
: Boars : 8,480 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,487
: Mature Sheep : 2,248 5.4
: Lamb/Yearlings : 39,239 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 6, 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. : 63,638 40,129 80.7 9,716 12,668 17.4
Tue. : 65,458 35,807 79.9 11,387 11,811 18.3
Wed. : 65,198 36,909 79.5 11,821 12,382 18.8
Thu. : 66,390 35,803 79.6 12,027 11,813 18.6
Fri. : 61,822 40,183 79.8 12,014 11,367 18.3
Sat. : 15,773 7,968 77.3 3,835 2,795 21.6
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Total : 338,279 196,799 79.8 60,800 62,836 18.4
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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