Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E/ 03/11/07
16/11/2007
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 3, 2007
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 127,660 2,946 420,169 10,552 3,527 0 205
Tuesday 131,701 3,085 421,231 10,772 2,518 0 185
Wednesday 126,533 2,833 419,703 10,138 2,138 0 162
Thursday 130,179 2,194 421,682 10,717 ?? 2,393 0 222
Friday 117,338 2,870 417,975 9,647 1,854 0 128
Saturday 27,736 267 214,962 950 43 0 0
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Total 661,147 14,195 2,315,722 52,776 12,473 0 902
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%Steers 48.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.5
%Heifers 31.3 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.5
%Cows 18.6 %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, November 3, 2007
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 521.6 Cattle 1,304 792
Steers 860
Heifers 795
Cows 598
Bulls 861
Calves & Veal 2.4 Calves 281 168
Pork 470.3 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 309
Boars 214
Lamb & Mutton 3.6 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 997.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 3, 2007
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 661,147
: Steers : 318,944 48.2
: Heifers : 207,130 31.3
: Dairy Cows : 51,150 7.7
: Other Cows : 72,139 10.9
: Bulls : 11,784 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,195
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,315,722
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,237,671 96.6
: Sows : 68,520 3.0
: Boars : 9,531 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 52,776
: Mature Sheep : 2,401 4.5
: Lamb/Yearlings : 50,375 95.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 3, 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. : 58,904 44,623 81.1 8,137 13,865 17.2
Tue. : 63,145 43,503 81.0 9,858 12,876 17.3
Wed. : 60,795 40,161 79.8 9,950 13,575 18.6
Thu. : 65,436 39,504 80.6 9,528 13,515 17.7
Fri. : 58,844 34,189 79.3 10,153 11,999 18.9
Sat. : 11,820 5,150 61.2 3,524 6,309 35.5
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Total : 318,944 207,130 79.6 51,150 72,139 18.6
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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