Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 10.04.10
23/04/2010
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 10, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 113,723 3,146 287,111 8,203 3,012 0 204
Tuesday 127,397 3,196 416,675 6,874 2,198 0 190
Wednesday 128,103 2,942 412,314 8,997 1,742 0 133
Thursday 125,044 3,284 413,778 8,154 1,653 0 318
Friday 103,385 3,319 389,978 5,906 2,111 0 309
Saturday 21,694 18 88,548 29 34 0 47
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Total 619,346 15,905 2,008,404 38,163 10,750 0 1,201
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%Steers 50.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.9 %Lambs & Yearlings 91.9
%Heifers 27.9 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 8.1
%Cows 19.4 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 2.0
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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, April 10, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 468.8 Cattle 1,261 760
Steers 814
Heifers 752
Cows 612
Bulls 886
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 279 165
Pork 411.4 Hogs 273 205
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 307
Boars 201
Lamb & Mutton 2.7 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 885.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 10, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 619,346
: Steers : 314,065 50.7
: Heifers : 172,670 27.9
: Dairy Cows : 53,644 8.7
: Other Cows : 66,303 10.7
: Bulls : 12,664 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 15,905
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,008,404
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,945,972 96.9
: Sows : 56,074 2.8
: Boars : 6,358 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 38,163
: Mature Sheep : 3,108 8.1
: Lamb/Yearlings : 35,055 91.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 10, 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. : 57,563 33,659 80.2 6,591 13,482 17.7
Tue. : 67,520 34,396 80.0 11,411 11,851 18.3
Wed. : 66,163 36,296 80.0 10,332 12,706 18.0
Thu. : 63,726 34,638 78.7 11,122 13,222 19.5
Fri. : 46,155 30,363 74.0 11,837 12,481 23.5
Sat. : 12,938 3,318 74.9 2,351 2,561 22.6
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Total : 314,065 172,670 78.6 53,644 66,303 19.4
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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