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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 14/06/08

27/06/2008

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                      Week Ending  Saturday, June 14, 2008                     
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    Day     Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday      126,129    3,398    405,718    8,464     3,087       0        220  
Tuesday     125,542    3,487    408,335    6,985     2,169       0        217  
Wednesday   126,659    3,103    415,585    9,121     2,091       0        230  
Thursday    127,133    2,913    394,920   10,390     2,205       0        202  
Friday      126,259    4,381    377,486    7,911     1,954       0        171  
Saturday     51,754        1     45,639       38        13       0         50  
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Total       683,476   17,283  2,047,683   42,909    11,519       0      1,090  
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%Steers         52.8      %Barrows & Gilts  96.2      %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4
%Heifers        28.8      %Sows              3.4      %Mature Sheep        5.6
%Cows           16.5      %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, June 14, 2008                      
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  523.5     Cattle                1,261           768       
                                Steers                                824       
                                Heifers                               749       
                                Cows                                  607       
                                Bulls                                 900       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.7     Calves                  265           157       
                                                                                
Pork                  407.3     Hogs                    266           199       
                                Barrows & Gilts                       195       
                                Sows                                  310       
                                Boars                                 209       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           3.0     Sheep                   140            70       
                                Mature Sheep                           68       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      70       
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Total Meat                         ??                                            
Production            936.6                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
               Week Ending  Saturday, June 14, 2008               
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     683,476                   
             :   Steers           :     361,172         52.8      
             :   Heifers          :     197,131         28.8      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      43,743          6.4      
             :   Other Cows       :      69,221         10.1      
             :   Bulls            :      12,209          1.8      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      17,283                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,047,683                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,969,803         96.2      
             :   Sows             :      69,217          3.4      
             :   Boars            :       8,663          0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      42,909                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,382          5.6      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      40,527         94.4      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                  Week Ending  Saturday, June 14, 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.   :  64,304    38,285     81.3      7,012    14,189      16.8   
   Tue.   :  66,643    35,003     81.0      8,500    13,104      17.2   
   Wed.   :  67,126    35,528     81.0      8,670    12,925      17.0   
   Thu.   :  67,691    35,930     81.5      8,035    13,009      16.6   
   Fri.   :  68,059    34,949     81.6      8,413    12,636      16.7   
   Sat.   :  27,349    17,436     86.5      3,113     3,358      12.5   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 361,172   197,131     81.7     43,743    69,221      16.5   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO


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