Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 21.11.09
04/12/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,160 4,251 431,123 10,282 3,885 0 91
Tuesday 124,253 3,947 428,204 9,088 2,692 0 140
Wednesday 122,857 3,619 437,112 9,556 2,655 0 387
Thursday 118,897 4,088 430,995 10,362 3,126 0 325
Friday 120,530 3,863 427,919 8,797 1,667 0 322
Saturday 23,403 116 165,348 1,043 108 0 0
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Total 635,100 19,884 2,320,701 49,128 14,133 0 1,265
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%Steers 46.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 89.1
%Heifers 30.1 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 10.9
%Cows 21.4 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.8
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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 21, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 494.9 Cattle 1,303 782
Steers 853
Heifers 796
Cows 599
Bulls 858
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 241 144
Pork 471.8 Hogs 273 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 305
Boars 204
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 61
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 972.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 21, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 635,100
: Steers : 296,741 46.7
: Heifers : 191,154 30.1
: Dairy Cows : 54,300 8.5
: Other Cows : 81,406 12.8
: Bulls : 11,499 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 19,884
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,320,701
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,244,929 96.7
: Sows : 67,595 2.9
: Boars : 8,177 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 49,128
: Mature Sheep : 5,376 10.9
: Lamb/Yearlings : 43,752 89.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 21, 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. : 58,389 39,405 78.1 8,461 16,633 20.0
Tue. : 55,028 42,034 78.1 10,348 14,680 20.1
Wed. : 58,109 36,907 77.3 10,875 14,794 20.9
Thu. : 55,390 35,387 76.3 10,820 15,083 21.8
Fri. : 59,561 33,636 77.3 10,773 14,511 21.0
Sat. : 10,264 3,785 60.0 3,023 5,705 37.3
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Total : 296,741 191,154 76.8 54,300 81,406 21.4
------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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