Actual slaughter under federal inspection — 01.08.09
14/08/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 1, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 124,481 3,579 419,449 8,737 3,272 0 66
Tuesday 128,043 3,658 413,466 7,850 2,621 0 156
Wednesday 124,370 3,455 418,224 9,215 2,399 0 222
Thursday 127,924 2,744 415,519 8,660 2,502 0 276
Friday 115,263 3,933 394,010 7,857 1,908 0 262
Saturday 18,686 2 42,511 447 38 0 0
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Total 638,767 17,371 2,103,179 42,766 12,740 0 982
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%Steers 52.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 91.5
%Heifers 28.8 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 8.5
%Cows 17.4 %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, August 1, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 500.7 Cattle 1,288 786
Steers 850
Heifers 775
Cows 601
Bulls 879
Calves & Veal 2.3 Calves 228 136
Pork 421.7 Hogs 268 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 311
Boars 190
Lamb & Mutton 2.9 Sheep 135 68
Mature Sheep 61
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 927.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 1, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 638,767
: Steers : 332,096 52.0
: Heifers : 183,860 28.8
: Dairy Cows : 48,563 7.6
: Other Cows : 62,409 9.8
: Bulls : 11,839 1.9
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,371
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,103,179
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,033,121 96.7
: Sows : 61,248 2.9
: Boars : 8,810 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 42,766
: Mature Sheep : 3,650 8.5
: Lamb/Yearlings : 39,116 91.5
Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 1, 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. : 65,995 35,966 81.9 7,395 12,993 16.4
Tue. : 69,441 34,565 81.2 9,849 11,937 17.0
Wed. : 66,812 33,474 80.6 9,681 12,000 17.4
Thu. : 64,874 38,231 80.6 9,858 12,344 17.4
Fri. : 53,870 36,549 78.4 10,504 12,065 19.6
Sat. : 11,104 5,075 86.6 1,276 1,070 12.6
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Total : 332,096 183,860 80.8 48,563 62,409 17.4
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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