Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 29.05.10
11/06/2010
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 127,573 3,389 349,352 8,041 2,892 0 55
Tuesday 130,438 3,092 397,856 9,887 2,233 0 159
Wednesday 129,364 2,258 398,423 8,881 2,062 0 304
Thursday 130,326 2,242 397,839 10,463 2,453 0 254
Friday 130,764 3,449 386,078 6,849 1,667 0 235
Saturday 27,596 40 4,354 35 259 0 1
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Total 676,061 14,470 1,933,902 44,156 11,566 0 1,008
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%Steers 51.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.2
%Heifers 28.6 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 7.8
%Cows 18.0 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.9
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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 29, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 508.7 Cattle 1,251 755
Steers 810
Heifers 738
Cows 606
Bulls 878
Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 288 171
Pork 393.2 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 307
Boars 201
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 141 70
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 71
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Total Meat
Production 907.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 29, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 676,061
: Steers : 348,141 51.5
: Heifers : 193,237 28.6
: Dairy Cows : 49,300 7.3
: Other Cows : 72,225 10.7
: Bulls : 13,158 1.9
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,470
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,933,902
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,872,543 96.8
: Sows : 53,929 2.8
: Boars : 7,430 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,156
: Mature Sheep : 3,442 7.8
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,714 92.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 29, 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. : 64,228 38,605 80.6 7,752 14,405 17.4
Tue. : 68,623 35,799 80.1 9,380 14,074 18.0
Wed. : 65,470 38,402 80.3 9,538 13,336 17.7
Thu. : 67,770 37,028 80.4 9,667 13,421 17.7
Fri. : 65,797 38,292 79.6 10,256 13,898 18.5
Sat. : 16,253 5,111 77.4 2,707 3,091 21.0
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Total : 348,141 193,237 80.1 49,300 72,225 18.0
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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