Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 26/04/08
09/05/2008
St. Joseph, MO Thu May 08, 2008 USDA Market News
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 26, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,911 2,908 426,966 11,723 3,738 0 293
Tuesday 129,533 3,617 425,382 10,809 2,535 0 357
Wednesday 126,461 2,943 427,251 9,764 2,030 0 194
Thursday 126,675 2,656 423,272 11,960 2,570 0 275
Friday 129,080 3,899 401,674 8,263 1,816 0 133
Saturday 62,869 1 142,964 63 42 0 0
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Total 701,529 16,024 2,247,509 52,582 12,731 0 1,252
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%Steers 52.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.9
%Heifers 29.3 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.1
%Cows 16.5 %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, April 26, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 533.1 Cattle 1,253 762
Steers 813
Heifers 747
Cows 613
Bulls 892
Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 270 160
Pork 452.6 Hogs 269 202
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 308
Boars 209
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 132 66
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 991.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 26, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 701,529
: Steers : 368,321 52.5
: Heifers : 205,516 29.3
: Dairy Cows : 47,986 6.8
: Other Cows : 67,971 9.7
: Bulls : 11,735 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 16,024
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,247,509
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,166,765 96.4
: Sows : 71,079 3.2
: Boars : 9,665 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 52,582
: Mature Sheep : 2,672 5.1
: Lamb/Yearlings : 49,910 94.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 26, 2008
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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. : 64,112 40,451 82.4 7,334 12,862 15.9
Tue. : 69,642 35,058 80.8 9,533 12,943 17.4
Wed. : 64,480 37,593 80.7 9,532 12,472 17.4
Thu. : 64,458 37,818 80.7 9,142 13,050 17.5
Fri. : 66,937 38,366 81.6 9,511 12,186 16.8
Sat. : 38,692 16,230 87.4 2,934 4,458 11.8
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Total : 368,321 205,516 81.8 47,986 67,971 16.5
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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