Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 22.05.10
04/06/2010
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 129,094 3,173 391,355 8,493 2,943 0 173
Tuesday 131,368 3,298 404,187 9,631 2,503 0 151
Wednesday 129,540 2,380 400,262 8,211 1,561 0 239
Thursday 130,970 2,446 396,528 8,297 2,388 0 287
Friday 131,229 3,133 387,438 6,852 1,814 0 282
Saturday 32,399 1 31,353 49 52 0 81
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Total 684,600 14,431 2,011,123 41,533 11,261 0 1,213
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%Steers 52.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.2
%Heifers 26.8 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 7.8
%Cows 18.3 %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 22, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 515.0 Cattle 1,253 755
Steers 808
Heifers 738
Cows 608
Bulls 888
Calves & Veal 2.3 Calves 278 165
Pork 410.1 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 307
Boars 202
Lamb & Mutton 2.9 Sheep 142 71
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 930.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 22, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 684,600
: Steers : 361,863 52.9
: Heifers : 183,664 26.8
: Dairy Cows : 51,476 7.5
: Other Cows : 74,066 10.8
: Bulls : 13,531 2.0
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,431
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,011,123
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,947,539 96.8
: Sows : 55,492 2.8
: Boars : 8,092 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 41,533
: Mature Sheep : 3,233 7.8
: Lamb/Yearlings : 38,300 92.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 22, 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. : 65,680 38,660 80.8 7,657 14,760 17.4
Tue. : 68,248 37,017 80.1 10,120 13,463 18.0
Wed. : 71,333 32,446 80.1 10,209 13,148 18.0
Thu. : 69,084 35,349 79.7 9,905 13,734 18.0
Fri. : 69,843 34,850 79.8 10,702 13,169 18.2
Sat. : 17,675 5,342 71.0 2,883 5,792 26.8
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Total : 361,863 183,664 79.7 51,476 74,066 18.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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