Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 09.10.10
22/10/2010
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 9, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 127,781 3,478 419,040 10,653 3,157 0 88
Tuesday 127,715 3,937 419,518 10,461 2,299 0 252
Wednesday 129,860 3,266 419,047 7,626 1,964 0 117
Thursday 129,005 2,731 419,736 8,556 2,868 0 225
Friday 124,394 3,222 414,998 7,744 2,177 0 124
Saturday 25,986 1 148,831 37 30 0 24
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Total 664,741 16,635 2,241,170 45,077 12,495 0 830
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%Steers 49.5 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.9
%Heifers 29.5 %Sows 2.7 %Mature Sheep 7.1
%Cows 19.1 %Boars 0.3
%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, October 9, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 522.5 Cattle 1,303 789
Steers 859
Heifers 786
Cows 601
Bulls 861
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 273 161
Pork 459.3 Hogs 275 205
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 305
Boars 202
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 133 66
Mature Sheep 61
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 987.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 9, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 664,741
: Steers : 328,904 49.5
: Heifers : 196,113 29.5
: Dairy Cows : 54,864 8.3
: Other Cows : 72,102 10.8
: Bulls : 12,758 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,635
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,241,170
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,174,294 97.0
: Sows : 60,891 2.7
: Boars : 5,985 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,077
: Mature Sheep : 3,223 7.1
: Lamb/Yearlings : 41,854 92.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 9, 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. : 62,518 39,814 80.1 8,003 15,004 18.0
Tue. : 65,331 35,601 79.0 11,515 12,841 19.1
Wed. : 63,786 39,659 79.7 10,551 13,422 18.5
Thu. : 63,393 38,051 78.6 11,407 13,734 19.5
Fri. : 61,217 36,804 78.8 11,031 12,969 19.3
Sat. : 12,659 6,184 72.5 2,357 4,132 25.0
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Total : 328,904 196,113 79.0 54,864 72,102 19.1
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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