Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 17.04.10
30/04/2010
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,706 3,552 403,350 7,774 3,066 0 97
Tuesday 127,956 2,763 405,157 6,954 2,257 0 159
Wednesday 124,111 2,981 405,398 8,066 1,565 0 155
Thursday 127,732 2,807 407,344 8,891 2,194 0 228
Friday 117,388 2,726 395,118 6,481 1,529 0 351
Saturday 20,248 0 1,538 39 26 0 35
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Total 643,141 14,829 2,017,905 38,205 10,637 0 1,025
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%Steers 49.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 90.6
%Heifers 29.2 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 9.4
%Cows 19.5 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 2.2
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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 17, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 484.9 Cattle 1,257 757
Steers 810
Heifers 751
Cows 612
Bulls 884
Calves & Veal 2.3 Calves 269 160
Pork 411.8 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 308
Boars 202
Lamb & Mutton 2.7 Sheep 140 70
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 901.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 17, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 643,141
: Steers : 315,908 49.1
: Heifers : 187,947 29.2
: Dairy Cows : 54,844 8.5
: Other Cows : 70,589 11.0
: Bulls : 13,853 2.2
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,829
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,017,905
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,953,512 96.8
: Sows : 56,713 2.8
: Boars : 7,680 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 38,205
: Mature Sheep : 3,597 9.4
: Lamb/Yearlings : 34,608 90.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 17, 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. : 60,853 41,070 81.1 7,902 13,276 16.8
Tue. : 62,482 40,422 80.4 10,125 12,493 17.7
Wed. : 61,064 36,239 78.4 11,531 12,625 19.5
Thu. : 63,762 37,675 79.4 9,770 13,676 18.4
Fri. : 58,311 32,110 77.0 11,890 12,662 20.9
Sat. : 9,436 431 48.7 3,626 5,857 46.8
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Total : 315,908 187,947 78.3 54,844 70,589 19.5
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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