Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 03.10.09
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 3, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 122,381 3,869 436,874 9,525 4,286 0 223
Tuesday 125,763 4,324 438,577 9,591 2,240 0 119
Wednesday 125,094 3,283 431,723 9,972 2,617 0 167
Thursday 122,025 3,753 433,897 9,553 2,819 0 180
Friday 122,533 3,806 429,228 7,312 1,643 0 221
Saturday 21,749 0 166,167 55 29 0 0
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Total 639,545 19,035 2,336,466 46,008 13,634 0 910
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%Steers 50.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 88.9
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 11.1
%Cows 18.0 %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, October 3, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 510.9 Cattle 1,317 801
Steers 868
Heifers 800
Cows 608
Bulls 874
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 248 148
Pork 472.4 Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 306
Boars 197
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 133 67
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 989.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 3, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 639,545
: Steers : 320,780 50.2
: Heifers : 191,582 30.0
: Dairy Cows : 48,966 7.7
: Other Cows : 65,962 10.3
: Bulls : 12,255 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 19,035
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,336,466
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,260,944 96.8
: Sows : 67,355 2.9
: Boars : 8,167 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 46,008
: Mature Sheep : 5,113 11.1
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,895 88.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 3, 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. : 60,912 39,167 81.8 6,424 13,408 16.2
Tue. : 62,875 37,469 79.8 10,333 12,690 18.3
Wed. : 60,420 38,424 79.0 10,645 13,239 19.1
Thu. : 60,486 37,291 80.1 8,854 12,902 17.8
Fri. : 63,973 33,412 79.5 10,828 11,927 18.6
Sat. : 12,114 5,819 82.5 1,882 1,796 16.9
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Total : 320,780 191,582 80.1 48,966 65,962 18.0
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
