Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 10.10.09
23/10/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 10, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 122,467 3,885 431,109 8,974 3,658 0 252
Tuesday 126,187 3,924 434,180 9,623 2,247 0 199
Wednesday 122,203 3,307 429,843 9,101 1,867 0 183
Thursday 123,958 3,793 436,687 9,497 2,998 0 300
Friday 122,374 3,923 421,839 8,657 2,087 0 369
Saturday 15,015 252 138,264 27 27 0 0
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Total 632,204 19,084 2,291,922 45,879 12,884 0 1,303
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%Steers 47.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 90.0
%Heifers 31.1 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 10.0
%Cows 19.0 %Boars 0.3
%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, October 10, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 503.9 Cattle 1,318 800
Steers 870
Heifers 806
Cows 603
Bulls 868
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 245 146
Pork 463.0 Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 310
Boars 201
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 972.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 10, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 632,204
: Steers : 302,581 47.9
: Heifers : 196,695 31.1
: Dairy Cows : 50,586 8.0
: Other Cows : 69,664 11.0
: Bulls : 12,678 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 19,084
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,291,922
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,219,023 96.8
: Sows : 65,344 2.9
: Boars : 7,555 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,879
: Mature Sheep : 4,592 10.0
: Lamb/Yearlings : 41,287 90.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 10, 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. : 58,266 41,045 81.1 6,614 14,019 16.8
Tue. : 61,744 38,255 79.2 10,663 13,187 18.9
Wed. : 58,412 37,259 78.3 10,638 13,381 19.7
Thu. : 60,097 38,626 79.6 9,843 12,898 18.3
Fri. : 57,608 38,367 78.4 10,887 13,170 19.7
Sat. : 6,454 3,143 63.9 1,941 3,009 33.0
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Total : 302,581 196,695 79.0 50,586 69,664 19.0
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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