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Actual slaughter under federal inspection for w/e 15/09/2007

01/10/2007
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                   Week Ending  Saturday, September 15, 2007                   
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   Day            Cattle                       Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison
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                                           Head                                
Monday          113,522    3,305    416,753    9,504     4,297      194       236  
Tuesday         126,727    3,265    413,998   11,316     3,155      131       352  
Wednesday   126,611    2,408    409,399   10,591     2,825      237       213  
Thursday       123,262    2,323    412,179    9,986     2,878      147       290  
Friday            111,448    3,049    407,504    9,255     2,575      276       209  
Saturday           43,401      249    168,249      766       174        0         0  
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Total                644,971   14,599  2,228,082   51,418    15,904      985     1,300  
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%Steers         51.1      %Barrows & Gilts  96.6      %Lambs & Yearlings  95.2
%Heifers        29.6      %Sows              3.0      %Mature Sheep        4.8
%Cows           17.4      %Boars             0.4                             
%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, September 15, 2007                   
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  506.4     Cattle                1,290           788       
                                Steers                                851       
                                Heifers                               777       
                                Cows                                  606       
                                Bulls                                 868       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.5     Calves                  285           170       
                                                                                
Pork                  443.7     Hogs                        266           199       
                                       Barrows & Gilts                         196       
                                       Sows                                         307       
                                       Boars                                         218       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton    3.3     Sheep                       128            65       
                                Mature Sheep                                   67       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                            65       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production            955.9                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
             Week Ending  Saturday, September 15, 2007            
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     644,971                   
             :   Steers           :          329,771         51.1      
             :   Heifers          :          190,935         29.6      
             :   Dairy Cows       :          51,237          7.9      
             :   Other Cows       :         60,668          9.4      
             :   Bulls            :               12,360          1.9      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      14,599                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,228,082                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,152,592         96.6      
             :   Sows             :      66,142          3.0      
             :   Boars            :       9,348          0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      51,418                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,449          4.8      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      48,969         95.2      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 15, 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.   :  59,927    31,107     80.2      7,636    12,403      17.7   
   Tue.   :  63,444    39,252     81.0     10,098    11,718      17.2   
   Wed.   :  65,112    38,014     81.5      9,507    11,574      16.7   
   Thu.   :  63,580    36,017     80.8      9,403    11,660      17.1   
   Fri.   :  54,829    33,416     79.2     10,375    10,528      18.8   
   Sat.   :  22,879    13,129     83.0      4,218     2,785      16.1   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 329,771   190,935     80.7     51,237    60,668      17.4   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO
       



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