Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 26.09.09
09/10/2009
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 123,452 3,924 427,432 10,424 3,173 0 40
Tuesday 125,092 3,961 429,927 9,298 2,280 0 207
Wednesday 126,120 3,271 433,188 9,696 1,946 0 131
Thursday 126,584 3,290 430,861 9,505 2,301 0 266
Friday 120,721 3,846 428,153 8,205 1,475 0 251
Saturday 26,161 1 198,906 807 31 0 0
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Total 648,130 18,293 2,348,467 47,935 11,206 0 895
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%Steers 49.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 91.7
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 8.3
%Cows 17.8 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 2.0
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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 26, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 517.7 Cattle 1,316 801
Steers 867
Heifers 800
Cows 607
Bulls 880
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 241 144
Pork 474.1 Hogs 270 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 309
Boars 197
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 136 69
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 997.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 26, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 648,130
: Steers : 322,830 49.8
: Heifers : 196,921 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 49,907 7.7
: Other Cows : 65,621 10.1
: Bulls : 12,851 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,293
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,348,467
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,271,486 96.7
: Sows : 68,214 2.9
: Boars : 8,767 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 47,935
: Mature Sheep : 3,990 8.3
: Lamb/Yearlings : 43,945 91.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 26, 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. : 61,688 39,918 82.3 7,129 12,299 15.7
Tue. : 61,107 39,804 80.7 9,887 11,870 17.4
Wed. : 62,160 38,678 80.0 10,155 12,673 18.1
Thu. : 62,547 37,818 79.3 10,435 13,192 18.7
Fri. : 59,869 35,363 78.9 10,583 12,391 19.0
Sat. : 15,459 5,340 79.5 1,718 3,196 18.8
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Total : 322,830 196,921 80.2 49,907 65,621 17.8
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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