Actual slaughter under federal inspection — 27.06.09
10/07/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 27, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,448 3,712 402,889 8,356 3,551 0 132
Tuesday 128,212 3,644 410,603 6,534 2,341 0 146
Wednesday 128,890 3,418 413,104 8,823 2,444 0 167
Thursday 127,536 2,772 412,447 9,005 2,767 0 264
Friday 129,049 3,872 390,081 7,938 1,796 0 223
Saturday 31,094 2 1,442 295 24 0 0
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Total 670,229 17,420 2,030,566 40,951 12,923 0 932
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%Steers 53.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.1
%Heifers 28.4 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 7.9
%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, June 27, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 517.7 Cattle 1,274 775
Steers 832
Heifers 759
Cows 602
Bulls 893
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 248 150
Pork 406.6 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 309
Boars 204
Lamb & Mutton 2.8 Sheep 139 69
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 929.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 27, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 670,229
: Steers : 357,155 53.3
: Heifers : 190,099 28.4
: Dairy Cows : 55,638 8.3
: Other Cows : 55,720 8.3
: Bulls : 11,617 1.7
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,420
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,030,566
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,955,677 96.3
: Sows : 66,946 3.3
: Boars : 7,943 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 40,951
: Mature Sheep : 3,234 7.9
: Lamb/Yearlings : 37,717 92.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 27, 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. : 65,336 38,117 82.5 7,740 11,943 15.7
Tue. : 70,268 33,308 80.8 11,685 10,713 17.5
Wed. : 70,971 33,635 81.2 11,195 10,909 17.1
Thu. : 67,556 35,244 80.6 11,235 11,268 17.6
Fri. : 64,046 40,649 81.1 11,483 10,336 16.9
Sat. : 18,978 9,146 90.4 2,300 551 9.2
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Total : 357,155 190,099 81.7 55,638 55,720 16.6
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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