Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 25.07.09
07/08/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,225 3,261 353,234 9,339 3,718 0 173
Tuesday 126,548 4,494 418,127 7,076 2,675 0 168
Wednesday 126,570 3,193 404,119 8,662 2,401 0 238
Thursday 121,201 2,791 416,334 9,571 2,585 0 63
Friday 100,937 4,530 407,236 6,372 1,627 0 265
Saturday 21,078 2 29,635 27 19 0 63
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Total 621,559 18,271 2,028,685 41,047 13,025 0 970
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%Steers 51.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.3
%Heifers 28.6 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 6.7
%Cows 18.5 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.9
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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, July 25, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 484.2 Cattle 1,285 782
Steers 847
Heifers 774
Cows 600
Bulls 876
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 226 135
Pork 407.1 Hogs 268 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 309
Boars 200
Lamb & Mutton 2.8 Sheep 137 69
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 896.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 25, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 621,559
: Steers : 316,694 51.0
: Heifers : 177,914 28.6
: Dairy Cows : 49,730 8.0
: Other Cows : 65,496 10.5
: Bulls : 11,725 1.9
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 18,271
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,028,685
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,956,193 96.4
: Sows : 64,229 3.2
: Boars : 8,263 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,047
: Mature Sheep : 2,760 6.7
: Lamb/Yearlings : 38,287 93.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 25, 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. : 61,819 39,769 81.1 7,995 13,286 17.0
Tue. : 64,606 36,905 80.2 10,332 12,380 17.9
Wed. : 66,281 35,902 80.7 9,890 12,070 17.4
Thu. : 63,006 33,188 79.4 10,158 12,706 18.9
Fri. : 51,168 26,596 77.0 9,615 11,409 20.8
Sat. : 9,814 5,554 72.9 1,740 3,645 25.5
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Total : 316,694 177,914 79.6 49,730 65,496 18.5
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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