Actual slaughter under federal inspection — 29.08.09
11/09/2009
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 29, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,930 3,617 422,495 9,962 4,177 0 46
Tuesday 129,301 3,860 425,496 7,610 2,470 0 157
Wednesday 126,365 3,745 422,469 9,513 2,519 0 276
Thursday 128,918 3,041 425,440 8,938 2,556 0 229
Friday 127,425 3,904 417,985 7,152 1,835 0 250
Saturday 19,532 0 89,050 31 34 0 40
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Total 658,471 18,167 2,202,935 43,206 13,591 0 998
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%Steers 49.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.3
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.7
%Cows 18.8 %Boars 0.4
%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 29, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 517.8 Cattle 1,297 789
Steers 858
Heifers 786
Cows 600
Bulls 900
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 226 134
Pork 441.4 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 306
Boars 202
Lamb & Mutton 2.9 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 964.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 29, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 658,471
: Steers : 323,125 49.1
: Heifers : 199,200 30.3
: Dairy Cows : 64,374 9.8
: Other Cows : 59,641 9.1
: Bulls : 12,131 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,167
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,202,935
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,123,467 96.4
: Sows : 71,253 3.2
: Boars : 8,215 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 43,206
: Mature Sheep : 2,459 5.7
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,747 94.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 29, 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. : 63,553 38,653 80.5 10,722 11,780 17.7
Tue. : 61,689 40,984 79.4 13,181 11,165 18.8
Wed. : 61,531 39,458 79.9 11,932 11,152 18.3
Thu. : 61,623 40,333 79.1 12,943 11,745 19.2
Fri. : 66,145 36,366 80.4 11,860 10,492 17.5
Sat. : 8,584 3,406 61.4 3,736 3,307 36.1
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Total : 323,125 199,200 79.3 64,374 59,641 18.8
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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