Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 14.11.09
27/11/2009
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 14, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 122,572 4,068 432,050 11,202 3,677 0 113
Tuesday 125,937 3,924 429,932 10,455 2,832 0 166
Wednesday 107,992 3,678 402,094 8,459 380 0 245
Thursday 123,679 4,055 427,670 10,770 3,255 0 365
Friday 119,742 3,899 412,775 9,054 1,867 0 307
Saturday 27,363 0 190,700 879 42 0 0
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Total 627,285 19,624 2,295,221 50,819 12,053 0 1,196
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%Steers 45.6 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 89.3
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 10.7
%Cows 22.6 %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 14, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 484.9 Cattle 1,297 776
Steers 849
Heifers 794
Cows 596
Bulls 854
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 241 144
Pork 467.7 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 308
Boars 199
Lamb & Mutton 3.4 Sheep 135 68
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 958.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 14, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 627,285
: Steers : 285,989 45.6
: Heifers : 187,720 29.9
: Dairy Cows : 54,627 8.7
: Other Cows : 86,905 13.9
: Bulls : 12,044 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 19,624
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,295,221
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,220,352 96.7
: Sows : 67,445 2.9
: Boars : 7,424 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 50,819
: Mature Sheep : 5,434 10.7
: Lamb/Yearlings : 45,385 89.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 14, 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. : 59,653 35,878 77.9 7,979 16,579 20.0
Tue. : 54,590 42,713 77.3 10,146 16,367 21.1
Wed. : 49,587 30,327 74.0 10,377 15,489 24.0
Thu. : 55,368 40,302 77.4 10,770 14,884 20.7
Fri. : 57,230 34,317 76.5 11,429 14,748 21.9
Sat. : 9,561 4,183 50.2 3,926 8,838 46.6
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Total : 285,989 187,720 75.5 54,627 86,905 22.6
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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