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06/06/2008

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                      Week Ending  Saturday, May 24, 2008                      
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    Day     Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday      124,176    3,657    413,766    9,763     3,513       0        164  
Tuesday     129,224    3,598    418,478    7,462     2,270       0        319  
Wednesday   128,013    3,055    423,571    9,030     2,050       0        236  
Thursday    126,198    2,491    416,718    9,766     2,710       0        173  
Friday      126,433    3,473    399,996    9,102     1,927       0         95  
Saturday     87,334        2     28,064      791        30       0         46  
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Total       721,378   16,276  2,100,593   45,914    12,500       0      1,033  
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%Steers         54.0      %Barrows & Gilts  96.3      %Lambs & Yearlings  92.9
%Heifers        27.5      %Sows              3.2      %Mature Sheep        7.1
%Cows           16.8      %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 24, 2008                      
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  547.1     Cattle                1,251           761       
                                Steers                                813       
                                Heifers                               741       
                                Cows                                  608       
                                Bulls                                 897       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.7     Calves                  278           165       
                                                                                
Pork                  420.2     Hogs                    267           200       
                                Barrows & Gilts                       196       
                                Sows                                  311       
                                Boars                                 214       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           3.3     Sheep                   144            72       
                                Mature Sheep                           62       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      73       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production            973.2                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
                Week Ending  Saturday, May 24, 2008               
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     721,378                   
             :   Steers           :     389,188         54.0      
             :   Heifers          :     198,710         27.5      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      45,370          6.3      
             :   Other Cows       :      75,533         10.5      
             :   Bulls            :      12,577          1.7      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      16,276                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,100,593                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,023,392         96.3      
             :   Sows             :      68,040          3.2      
             :   Boars            :       9,161          0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      45,914                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       3,261          7.1      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      42,653         92.9      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 24, 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.   :  69,524    30,808     80.8      7,350    14,188      17.3   
   Tue.   :  70,348    34,501     81.1      8,554    13,454      17.0   
   Wed.   :  66,426    36,890     80.7      8,741    13,610      17.5   
   Thu.   :  68,809    33,451     81.0      8,678    12,928      17.1   
   Fri.   :  68,055    33,641     80.4      9,139    13,538      17.9   
   Sat.   :  46,026    29,419     86.4      2,908     7,815      12.3   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 389,188   198,710     81.5     45,370    75,533      16.8   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO


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