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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for Week Ending 08/11/07

25/08/2007
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. 
 Week Ending Saturday, August 11, 2007 
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 Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison 
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 Head 
Monday 123,174    2,835    342,774    9,507     3,185      213      160   
Tuesday     126,130    3,310    404,495    9,265     2,291      125      137 
Wednesday   122,795    2,644    399,870    9,415     2,302      196      201 
Thursday 123,633    2,320    401,877   10,201     2,524      150      280 
Friday 125,036    3,509    388,252    7,193     1,714      148      136    
Saturday    51,578        0     67,807      860        40        0        7 
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Total       672,346   14,618  2,005,075   46,441    12,056      832      921 
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%Steers         53.2      %Barrows & Gilts  96.4      %Lambs & Yearlings  95.0
%Heifers        30.9      %Sows              3.2      %Mature Sheep        5.0
%Cows           14.3      %Boars             0.5                             
%Bulls           1.6

 
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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, August 11, 2007 
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 Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight 
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 Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 
 
Beef 527.1     Cattle                1,278           786
 
                                Steers                                843
 
                                Heifers                               763
 
                                Cows                                  610
 
                                Bulls                                 887 
 
Calves & Veal           2.2     Calves                  259           154

 
                                                                                
Pork                  395.7     Hogs                    264           198
 
                                Barrows & Gilts                       194
 
                                Sows                                  305
 
                                Boars                                 210

 
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           3.0     Sheep                   129            66
 
                                Mature Sheep                           67
 
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      65

 
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Total Meat 
Production 928.1 
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 Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S. 
 Week Ending Saturday, August 11, 2007 
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 : : Number of : Percent 
 Species : Class : Head : of Total 
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 Cattle : TOTAL :     672,346                   
             :   Steers           :     357,890         53.2      
             :   Heifers          :     207,506         30.9      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      43,820          6.5      
             :   Other Cows       :      52,246          7.8      
             :   Bulls            :      10,884          1.6 
     
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      14,618

 
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,005,075                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,932,109         96.4      
             :   Sows             :      63,475          3.2      
             :   Boars            :       9,491          0.5 
     
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      46,441                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,317          5.0      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      44,124         95.0

 
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 Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S. 
 Week Ending Saturday, August 11, 2007 
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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. : 61,894    41,523     84.0      6,581    11,133      14.4
 
   Tue.   :  66,164    38,469     83.0      9,130    10,173      15.3
 
   Wed.   :  65,420    36,058     82.6      9,801     9,463      15.7
 
   Thu.   :  64,605    37,912     82.9      8,122    10,596      15.1 
  
   Fri.   :  68,473    35,272     83.0      8,916    10,324      15.4 
  
   Sat.   :  31,334    18,272     96.2      1,270       557       3.5
 
          :                                                             
   Total  : 357,890   207,506     84.1     43,820    52,246      14.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO


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