Actual slaughter under federal inspection for w/e 17/11/07
30/11/2007
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 17, 2007
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 102,601 2,729 388,548 9,136 1,741 0 204
Tuesday 130,528 2,812 427,639 10,793 3,188 0 293
Wednesday 127,888 2,912 426,576 10,486 2,932 0 324
Thursday 129,581 2,073 419,601 11,311 2,937 0 249
Friday 128,241 2,886 424,974 9,673 2,352 0 230
Saturday 28,309 1 285,128 1,724 70 0 73
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Total 647,148 13,413 2,372,466 53,123 13,220 0 1,373
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%Steers 47.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.7
%Heifers 30.2 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 4.3
%Cows 20.1 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.7
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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 17, 2007
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 509.0 Cattle 1,306 790
Steers 856
Heifers 803
Cows 602
Bulls 868
Calves & Veal 2.3 Calves 286 171
Pork 482.8 Hogs 273 204
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 307
Boars 210
Lamb & Mutton 3.7 Sheep 138 69
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 997.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 17, 2007
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 647,148
: Steers : 310,301 47.9
: Heifers : 195,490 30.2
: Dairy Cows : 54,727 8.5
: Other Cows : 75,381 11.6
: Bulls : 11,249 1.7
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 13,413
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,372,466
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,289,403 96.5
: Sows : 72,918 3.1
: Boars : 10,145 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 53,123
: Mature Sheep : 2,282 4.3
: Lamb/Yearlings : 50,841 95.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 17, 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. : 45,697 32,406 76.1 8,696 13,729 21.9
Tue. : 63,612 39,706 79.2 10,295 14,865 19.3
Wed. : 64,091 37,754 79.6 10,276 13,570 18.6
Thu. : 62,991 40,402 79.8 10,242 13,928 18.7
Fri. : 63,517 39,745 80.5 11,006 11,968 17.9
Sat. : 10,393 5,477 56.1 4,212 7,321 40.7
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Total : 310,301 195,490 78.2 54,727 75,381 20.1
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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