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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 17/05/08

30/05/2008

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                      Week Ending  Saturday, May 17, 2008                      
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    Day     Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday      126,469    3,493    411,047    7,848     3,639       0        146  
Tuesday     128,842    3,056    409,728    7,756     2,341       0        425  
Wednesday   129,668    3,827    418,440   10,127     2,127       0        255  
Thursday    128,462    2,749    412,394   10,142     2,171       0        274  
Friday      125,299    3,663    399,729    7,659     1,663       0        184  
Saturday     80,628        2      9,715       33        40       0          0  
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Total       719,368   16,790  2,061,053   43,565    11,981       0      1,284  
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%Steers         54.0      %Barrows & Gilts  96.1      %Lambs & Yearlings  93.9
%Heifers        28.2      %Sows              3.5      %Mature Sheep        6.1
%Cows           16.1      %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, May 17, 2008                      
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  547.0     Cattle                1,254           763       
                                Steers                                813       
                                Heifers                               743       
                                Cows                                  612       
                                Bulls                                 903       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.7     Calves                  276           163       
                                                                                
Pork                  413.9     Hogs                    269           201       
                                Barrows & Gilts                       197       
                                Sows                                  311       
                                Boars                                 215       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           3.2     Sheep                   149            75       
                                Mature Sheep                           70       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      75       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production            966.9                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
                Week Ending  Saturday, May 17, 2008               
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     719,368                   
             :   Steers           :     388,261         54.0      
             :   Heifers          :     203,188         28.2      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      44,071          6.1      
             :   Other Cows       :      71,766         10.0      
             :   Bulls            :      12,082          1.7      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      16,790                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,061,053                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,980,421         96.1      
             :   Sows             :      71,418          3.5      
             :   Boars            :       9,214          0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      43,565                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,679          6.1      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      40,886         93.9      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 17, 2008                  
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          :                 Number of Head Slaughtered                  
          :-------------------------------------------------------------
    Day   :         :         :  S&H as  :         :         :  D&O as  
    of    :         :         :   % of   :  Dairy  :  Other  :   % of   
   Week   : Steers  : Heifers :  Cattle  :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Cattle  
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   Mon.   :  68,449    34,378     81.3      6,904    14,441      16.9   
   Tue.   :  71,925    33,021     81.5      8,843    12,734      16.7   
   Wed.   :  67,151    38,587     81.5      8,927    12,682      16.7   
   Thu.   :  69,184    35,262     81.3      8,336    13,416      16.9   
   Fri.   :  67,555    35,761     82.5      8,312    11,747      16.0   
   Sat.   :  43,997    26,179     87.0      2,749     6,746      11.8   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 388,261   203,188     82.2     44,071    71,766      16.1   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO


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