Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 16.10.10
29/10/2010
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 16, 2010
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,537 3,467 413,986 7,699 1,984 0 42
Tuesday 129,864 2,899 418,363 10,495 3,304 0 125
Wednesday 129,711 3,256 424,789 8,377 2,572 0 116
Thursday 129,308 2,733 423,803 9,510 2,563 0 231
Friday 118,929 3,670 417,760 7,186 1,863 0 304
Saturday 25,684 139 164,722 31 34 0 0
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Total 662,033 16,164 2,263,423 43,298 12,320 0 818
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%Steers 47.2 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 92.9
%Heifers 31.6 %Sows 2.7 %Mature Sheep 7.1
%Cows 19.3 %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 16, 2010
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 520.6 Cattle 1,301 789
Steers 861
Heifers 790
Cows 601
Bulls 857
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 284 168
Pork 465.1 Hogs 276 206
Barrows & Gilts 203
Sows 303
Boars 204
Lamb & Mutton 2.9 Sheep 133 66
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 991.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 16, 2010
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 662,033
: Steers : 312,476 47.2
: Heifers : 209,258 31.6
: Dairy Cows : 52,043 7.9
: Other Cows : 75,429 11.4
: Bulls : 12,827 1.9
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 16,164
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,263,423
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,195,673 97.0
: Sows : 61,166 2.7
: Boars : 6,584 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 43,298
: Mature Sheep : 3,064 7.1
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,234 92.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 16, 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. : 60,278 43,024 80.4 7,505 15,427 17.8
Tue. : 60,971 40,693 78.3 11,666 13,955 19.7
Wed. : 63,450 39,284 79.2 10,230 14,324 18.9
Thu. : 60,569 40,849 78.4 10,955 14,408 19.6
Fri. : 54,639 38,056 77.9 10,086 13,705 20.0
Sat. : 12,569 7,352 77.6 1,601 3,610 20.3
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Total : 312,476 209,258 78.8 52,043 75,429 19.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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