Actual slaughter under federal inspection for w/e 13/10/2007
26/10/2007
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 13, 2007
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 127,482 2,884 418,963 8,732 2,072 0 63
Tuesday 128,378 3,196 420,894 10,760 4,165 0 118
Wednesday 123,735 2,788 419,348 10,409 3,328 0 266
Thursday 124,145 1,858 418,588 10,678 3,390 0 197
Friday 114,201 2,767 417,062 8,767 1,537 0 125
Saturday 20,712 0 245,090 966 80 0 24
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Total 638,653 13,493 2,339,945 50,312 14,572 0 793
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%Steers 49.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.8
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 4.2
%Cows 18.0 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.8
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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 13, 2007
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 505.6 Cattle 1,303 794
Steers 859
Heifers 792
Cows 608
Bulls 877
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 296 176
Pork 470.7 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 304
Boars 208
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 132 66
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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Total Meat ??
Production 982.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 13, 2007
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 638,653
: Steers : 318,801 49.9
: Heifers : 193,254 30.3
: Dairy Cows : 53,101 8.3
: Other Cows : 61,841 9.7
: Bulls : 11,656 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,493
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,339,945
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,263,765 96.7
: Sows : 66,747 2.9
: Boars : 9,433 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 50,312
: Mature Sheep : 2,109 4.2
: Lamb/Yearlings : 48,203 95.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 13, 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. : 60,873 43,719 82.0 8,006 12,572 16.1
Tue. : 68,769 35,200 81.0 10,335 11,843 17.3
Wed. : 62,706 35,951 79.7 10,389 12,211 18.3
Thu. : 61,135 38,606 80.3 10,438 11,875 18.0
Fri. : 57,211 32,351 78.4 11,465 10,881 19.6
Sat. : 8,107 7,427 75.0 2,468 2,459 23.8
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Total : 318,801 193,254 80.2 53,101 61,841 18.0
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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