Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 19.09.09
02/10/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 19, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,978 3,982 428,997 10,687 3,931 0 80
Tuesday 125,864 4,265 422,652 10,127 2,678 0 231
Wednesday 110,824 3,412 429,654 10,257 3,251 0 289
Thursday 128,292 3,702 434,104 10,152 3,712 0 243
Friday 124,464 3,657 424,212 8,100 2,350 0 250
Saturday 26,263 0 171,337 100 181 0 0
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Total 644,685 19,018 2,310,956 49,423 16,103 0 1,093
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%Steers 50.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.9
%Heifers 29.6 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 6.1
%Cows 18.1 %Boars 0.3
%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, September 19, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 514.1 Cattle 1,315 800
Steers 867
Heifers 796
Cows 608
Bulls 879
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 255 152
Pork 467.3 Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 311
Boars 195
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 133 67
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 987.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 19, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 644,685
: Steers : 324,982 50.4
: Heifers : 191,083 29.6
: Dairy Cows : 54,602 8.5
: Other Cows : 61,806 9.6
: Bulls : 12,212 1.9
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 19,018
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,310,956
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,233,208 96.6
: Sows : 69,915 3.0
: Boars : 7,833 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 49,423
: Mature Sheep : 2,997 6.1
: Lamb/Yearlings : 46,426 93.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 19, 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. : 67,053 38,088 81.5 9,180 12,204 16.6
Tue. : 63,494 38,032 80.7 10,365 11,755 17.6
Wed. : 52,988 32,192 76.9 11,172 12,160 21.1
Thu. : 63,432 38,986 79.8 10,565 12,746 18.2
Fri. : 61,234 38,230 79.9 11,180 11,432 18.2
Sat. : 16,781 5,555 85.0 2,140 1,509 13.9
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Total : 324,982 191,083 80.0 54,602 61,806 18.1
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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