Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 15.08.09
28/08/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 15, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 124,427 3,584 421,937 9,936 3,681 0 39
Tuesday 127,309 3,955 428,456 7,614 2,098 0 168
Wednesday 126,097 3,364 424,996 8,996 2,385 0 206
Thursday 127,145 2,868 429,278 9,807 3,051 0 272
Friday 124,152 4,109 425,160 8,327 2,102 0 202
Saturday 14,601 0 109,459 922 24 0 58
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Total 643,731 17,880 2,239,286 45,602 13,341 0 945
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%Steers 51.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 90.6
%Heifers 29.0 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 9.4
%Cows 18.2 %Boars 0.3
%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, August 15, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 507.9 Cattle 1,298 791
Steers 857
Heifers 784
Cows 606
Bulls 894
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 230 137
Pork 447.7 Hogs 268 200
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 306
Boars 195
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 136 67
Mature Sheep 58
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 961.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 15, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 643,731
: Steers : 328,230 51.0
: Heifers : 186,489 29.0
: Dairy Cows : 52,891 8.2
: Other Cows : 64,449 10.0
: Bulls : 11,672 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,880
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,239,286
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,162,433 96.6
: Sows : 69,094 3.1
: Boars : 7,759 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,602
: Mature Sheep : 4,269 9.4
: Lamb/Yearlings : 41,333 90.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 15, 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. : 65,065 37,084 82.1 6,546 13,348 16.0
Tue. : 65,343 36,327 79.9 11,019 12,421 18.4
Wed. : 66,185 34,691 80.0 10,513 12,454 18.2
Thu. : 62,282 38,443 79.2 11,249 12,693 18.8
Fri. : 62,727 37,227 80.5 11,202 10,848 17.8
Sat. : 6,628 2,717 64.0 2,362 2,685 34.6
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Total : 328,230 186,489 80.0 52,891 64,449 18.2
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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