Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 06.02.10
19/02/2010
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 6, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 124,387 4,217 412,972 9,485 2,838 0 100
Tuesday 125,140 3,935 421,311 8,754 1,950 0 130
Wednesday 121,873 3,402 421,871 9,264 1,767 0 165
Thursday 119,913 3,726 423,830 8,073 2,181 0 203
Friday 125,901 3,681 417,145 7,748 1,613 0 366
Saturday 23,945 0 49,329 20 16 0 47
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Total 641,159 18,961 2,146,458 43,344 10,365 0 1,011
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%Steers 48.6 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.1
%Heifers 31.5 %Sows 2.6 %Mature Sheep 6.9
%Cows 18.4 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.4
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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, February 6, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 495.9 Cattle 1,292 776
Steers 833
Heifers 774
Cows 620
Bulls 851
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 234 140
Pork 433.3 Hogs 270 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 302
Boars 196
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 935.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 6, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 641,159
: Steers : 311,837 48.6
: Heifers : 202,150 31.5
: Dairy Cows : 56,185 8.8
: Other Cows : 62,059 9.7
: Bulls : 8,928 1.4
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 18,961
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,146,458
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,082,788 97.0
: Sows : 55,181 2.6
: Boars : 8,489 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 43,344
: Mature Sheep : 3,012 6.9
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,332 93.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 6, 2010
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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. : 62,583 37,979 80.8 8,696 13,236 17.6
Tue. : 61,370 39,861 80.9 10,663 11,363 17.6
Wed. : 55,027 40,784 78.6 11,981 12,280 19.9
Thu. : 57,982 36,538 78.8 11,678 11,977 19.7
Fri. : 61,747 39,672 80.6 11,323 11,587 18.2
Sat. : 13,128 7,316 85.4 1,844 1,616 14.4
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Total : 311,837 202,150 80.2 56,185 62,059 18.4
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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