Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 15.05.10
28/05/2010
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 15, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,596 3,191 373,731 8,750 2,791 0 119
Tuesday 130,254 2,989 396,645 9,243 2,565 0 188
Wednesday 130,689 2,755 400,377 7,949 2,174 0 196
Thursday 130,668 2,741 398,974 8,516 2,061 0 369
Friday 130,026 2,452 387,722 5,271 1,711 0 187
Saturday 27,549 89 668 9 17 0 0
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Total 677,782 14,217 1,958,117 39,738 11,319 0 1,059
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%Steers 48.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.9 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.3
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 7.7
%Cows 18.8 %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 15, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 508.5 Cattle 1,250 753
Steers 807
Heifers 742
Cows 614
Bulls 894
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 287 171
Pork 399.1 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 308
Boars 201
Lamb & Mutton 2.8 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 912.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 15, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 677,782
: Steers : 330,132 48.7
: Heifers : 206,182 30.4
: Dairy Cows : 52,443 7.7
: Other Cows : 75,193 11.1
: Bulls : 13,832 2.0
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,217
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,958,117
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,896,697 96.9
: Sows : 54,215 2.8
: Boars : 7,205 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 39,738
: Mature Sheep : 3,056 7.7
: Lamb/Yearlings : 36,682 92.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 15, 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. : 64,212 39,514 80.7 7,705 14,687 17.4
Tue. : 63,923 40,212 79.9 10,076 13,569 18.2
Wed. : 62,875 41,284 79.7 10,910 12,984 18.3
Thu. : 63,465 40,436 79.5 9,829 14,250 18.4
Fri. : 63,344 39,651 79.2 10,418 13,866 18.7
Sat. : 12,313 5,085 63.2 3,505 5,837 33.9
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Total : 330,132 206,182 79.1 52,443 75,193 18.8
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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