Actual slaughter under federal inspection — 20.06.09
03/07/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 20, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,956 3,573 414,121 9,300 3,614 0 160
Tuesday 129,620 3,684 416,879 7,158 2,466 0 108
Wednesday 127,671 3,228 405,984 9,435 2,452 0 191
Thursday 127,648 3,175 413,737 9,280 2,729 0 213
Friday 127,746 3,978 402,269 6,956 1,546 0 304
Saturday 31,536 0 18,456 26 40 0 60
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Total 673,177 17,638 2,071,446 42,155 12,847 0 1,036
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%Steers 52.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 28.9 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 5.9
%Cows 17.2 %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, June 20, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 518.4 Cattle 1,273 773
Steers 832
Heifers 756
Cows 604
Bulls 899
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 247 148
Pork 418.3 Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 306
Boars 203
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 942.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 20, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 673,177
: Steers : 351,105 52.2
: Heifers : 194,457 28.9
: Dairy Cows : 59,494 8.8
: Other Cows : 56,382 8.4
: Bulls : 11,739 1.7
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,638
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,071,446
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,994,533 96.3
: Sows : 68,437 3.3
: Boars : 8,476 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 42,155
: Mature Sheep : 2,470 5.9
: Lamb/Yearlings : 39,685 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 20, 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. : 64,130 40,802 81.4 10,939 11,014 17.0
Tue. : 70,275 34,500 80.8 12,085 10,509 17.4
Wed. : 67,014 36,891 81.4 11,247 10,285 16.9
Thu. : 70,552 33,385 81.4 11,383 10,221 16.9
Fri. : 64,740 38,241 80.6 11,372 11,041 17.5
Sat. : 14,394 10,638 79.4 2,468 3,312 18.3
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Total : 351,105 194,457 81.0 59,494 56,382 17.2
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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