Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, October 15, 2011
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         127,771    3,527    426,297    7,748     1,892       -        40 
Tuesday        129,618    3,635    424,428    8,525     3,322       -       242 
Wednesday      128,032    3,009    429,435    6,828     1,975       -        92 
Thursday       126,212    2,624    428,274    7,767     2,646       -       242 
Friday         116,714    3,800    421,419    5,908     1,993       -       184 
Saturday        21,713        -    188,601       57       135       -         - 
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Total          650,060   16,595  2,318,454   36,833    11,963       -       800 
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%Steers        48.7    %Barrows & gilts      97.0    %Lambs & yearlings  91.9
%Heifers       29.3    %Sows                  2.7    %Mature sheep        8.1
%Cows          20.3    %Boars                 0.3                              
%Bulls          1.7                                                            
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-   Represents zero.                                                            
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, and are not necessarily inspected.                               
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              Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.          
                      Week Ending  Saturday, October 15, 2011
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds 
                                                                                
Beef                    506.5      Cattle                 1,290           781   
                                   Steers                                 857   
                                   Heifers                                790   
                                   Cows                                   579   
                                   Bulls                                  848   
                                                                                
Calves and veal           2.3      Calves                   241           141   
                                                                                
Pork                    475.4      Hogs                     275           205   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      202   
                                   Sows                                   303   
                                   Boars                                  208   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton           2.6      Sheep                    139            69   
                                   Mature sheep                            65   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     70   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production           986.8                                                   
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, October 15, 2011
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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Cattle                       Total      650,060                   
                            Steers      316,420         48.7      
                           Heifers      190,412         29.3      
                        Dairy cows       55,924          8.6      
                        Other cows       76,067         11.7      
                             Bulls       11,237          1.7      
                                                                  
Calves                       Total       16,595                   
                                                                  
Hogs                         Total    2,318,454                   
                 Barrows and gilts    2,249,447         97.0      
                              Sows       62,125          2.7      
                             Boars        6,882          0.3      
                                                                  
Sheep                        Total       36,833                   
                      Mature sheep        2,998          8.1      
               Lambs and yearlings       33,835         91.9      
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.          
                        Week Ending  Saturday, October 15, 2011
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                                  Number of head slaughtered                    
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 Day                            Steers & heifers                  Dairy & other 
  of                                 as % of       Dairy   Other     as % of    
 week          Steers  Heifers       cattle        cows    cows       cattle    
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Monday         64,099   38,512        80.3         7,762  15,206       18.0     
Tuesday        65,237   36,106        78.2        11,285  14,796       20.1     
Wednesday      66,152   34,489        78.6        11,567  13,737       19.8     
Thursday       56,972   41,934        78.4        10,605  14,576       20.0     
Friday         54,301   35,224        76.7        11,558  13,497       21.5     
Saturday        9,659    4,147        63.6         3,147   4,255       34.1     
                                                                                
Total         316,420  190,412        78.0        55,924  76,067       20.3     
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Source:  USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO