Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 07.11.09
20/11/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 7, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 121,015 4,041 428,778 9,850 3,337 0 91
Tuesday 125,551 4,092 435,330 9,475 2,369 0 147
Wednesday 123,901 3,653 433,401 9,919 1,917 0 270
Thursday 124,084 3,680 432,599 10,818 2,640 0 282
Friday 119,482 3,911 422,667 8,387 1,806 0 410
Saturday 20,992 306 145,765 1,543 29 0 2
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Total 635,025 19,683 2,298,540 49,992 12,098 0 1,202
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%Steers 45.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 90.8
%Heifers 31.6 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 9.2
%Cows 21.3 %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, November 7, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 490.8 Cattle 1,299 775
Steers 847
Heifers 786
Cows 598
Bulls 855
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 249 149
Pork 467.6 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 308
Boars 205
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 60
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 964.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 7, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 635,025
: Steers : 287,350 45.3
: Heifers : 200,427 31.6
: Dairy Cows : 52,746 8.3
: Other Cows : 82,354 13.0
: Bulls : 12,148 1.9
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 19,683
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,298,540
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,225,029 96.8
: Sows : 66,650 2.9
: Boars : 6,861 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 49,992
: Mature Sheep : 4,607 9.2
: Lamb/Yearlings : 45,385 90.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 7, 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. : 56,495 38,212 78.3 8,069 16,077 20.0
Tue. : 56,557 41,749 78.3 10,281 14,731 19.9
Wed. : 55,444 40,428 77.4 10,706 15,149 20.9
Thu. : 54,941 41,223 77.5 10,600 14,912 20.6
Fri. : 55,996 35,918 76.9 11,001 14,235 21.1
Sat. : 7,917 2,897 51.5 2,089 7,250 44.5
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Total : 287,350 200,427 76.8 52,746 82,354 21.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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