Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 08.05.10
21/05/2010
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 8, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 121,623 3,376 389,130 8,764 3,033 0 45
Tuesday 130,267 3,278 400,511 9,162 2,130 0 186
Wednesday 130,418 2,679 396,028 8,283 1,871 0 166
Thursday 128,946 2,694 391,295 9,312 2,225 0 317
Friday 130,564 2,630 386,148 5,796 1,710 0 163
Saturday 33,685 43 28,403 16 37 0 0
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Total 675,503 14,700 1,991,515 41,333 11,006 0 877
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%Steers 51.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 91.1
%Heifers 28.3 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 8.9
%Cows 18.5 %Boars 0.4
%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, May 8, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 507.8 Cattle 1,250 754
Steers 806
Heifers 742
Cows 611
Bulls 885
Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 289 172
Pork 405.9 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 310
Boars 200
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 69
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 919.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 8, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 675,503
: Steers : 345,800 51.2
: Heifers : 191,415 28.3
: Dairy Cows : 51,904 7.7
: Other Cows : 72,809 10.8
: Bulls : 13,575 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,700
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,991,515
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,928,369 96.8
: Sows : 55,418 2.8
: Boars : 7,728 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,333
: Mature Sheep : 3,698 8.9
: Lamb/Yearlings : 37,635 91.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 8, 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. : 62,308 34,458 79.6 7,691 14,643 18.4
Tue. : 68,039 36,370 80.1 10,478 12,890 17.9
Wed. : 69,010 35,611 80.2 10,513 12,634 17.7
Thu. : 64,069 39,487 80.3 9,727 13,139 17.7
Fri. : 65,363 38,183 79.3 10,628 13,734 18.7
Sat. : 17,011 7,306 72.2 2,867 5,769 25.6
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Total : 345,800 191,415 79.5 51,904 72,809 18.5
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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