Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 06.03.10
19/03/2010
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 6, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 122,983 4,004 428,072 9,741 3,062 0 68
Tuesday 122,400 3,652 431,050 9,537 2,286 0 187
Wednesday 119,012 3,120 426,529 9,204 1,498 0 198
Thursday 125,721 3,618 425,768 9,381 2,060 0 245
Friday 116,712 3,785 411,481 8,657 1,607 0 385
Saturday 13,748 2 39,207 2,079 32 0 64
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Total 620,576 18,181 2,162,107 48,599 10,545 0 1,147
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%Steers 49.8 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 28.4 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 6.5
%Cows 20.0 %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, March 6, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 474.0 Cattle 1,281 767
Steers 825
Heifers 762
Cows 616
Bulls 873
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 252 150
Pork 439.4 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 302
Boars 193
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 919.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 6, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 620,576
: Steers : 308,937 49.8
: Heifers : 176,393 28.4
: Dairy Cows : 58,440 9.4
: Other Cows : 65,661 10.6
: Bulls : 11,145 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,181
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,162,107
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,092,162 96.8
: Sows : 61,035 2.8
: Boars : 8,910 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 48,599
: Mature Sheep : 3,143 6.5
: Lamb/Yearlings : 45,456 93.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 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. : 62,768 35,463 79.9 9,026 13,834 18.6
Tue. : 62,643 33,078 78.2 11,614 12,781 19.9
Wed. : 56,495 37,337 78.8 11,400 11,858 19.5
Thu. : 59,781 38,273 78.0 12,303 12,943 20.1
Fri. : 59,749 31,410 78.1 11,136 11,997 19.8
Sat. : 7,501 832 60.6 2,961 2,248 37.9
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Total : 308,937 176,393 78.2 58,440 65,661 20.0
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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