Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 04.09.10
17/09/2010
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 4, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 129,470 3,614 414,309 9,527 3,274 0 40
Tuesday 129,431 3,761 399,687 7,730 2,435 0 274
Wednesday 129,651 3,125 412,735 9,123 2,423 0 179
Thursday 131,475 2,477 406,961 9,787 2,730 0 238
Friday 129,598 3,991 401,146 6,370 2,725 0 206
Saturday 23,740 82 86,085 67 33 0 0
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Total 673,365 17,050 2,120,923 42,604 13,620 0 937
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%Steers 49.4 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.7
%Heifers 29.2 %Sows 2.6 %Mature Sheep 7.3
%Cows 19.2 %Boars 0.3
%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, September 4, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 521.8 Cattle 1,284 778
Steers 846
Heifers 771
Cows 596
Bulls 881
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 263 155
Pork 422.5 Hogs 267 199
Barrows & Gilts 197
Sows 306
Boars 194
Lamb & Mutton 2.7 Sheep 128 64
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 64
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Total Meat
Production 949.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 4, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 673,365
: Steers : 332,755 49.4
: Heifers : 196,415 29.2
: Dairy Cows : 56,988 8.5
: Other Cows : 72,393 10.8
: Bulls : 14,814 2.2
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Calves : TOTAL : 17,050
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,120,923
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,057,429 97.0
: Sows : 56,192 2.6
: Boars : 7,302 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 42,604
: Mature Sheep : 3,113 7.3
: Lamb/Yearlings : 39,491 92.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 4, 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. : 68,354 35,704 80.4 8,406 14,463 17.7
Tue. : 62,515 39,945 79.2 10,928 13,431 18.8
Wed. : 64,010 39,906 80.2 10,434 12,810 17.9
Thu. : 64,175 40,582 79.7 11,346 12,536 18.2
Fri. : 65,811 36,583 79.0 10,833 13,453 18.7
Sat. : 7,890 3,695 48.8 5,041 5,700 45.2
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Total : 332,755 196,415 78.6 56,988 72,393 19.2
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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