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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 21/06/08

04/07/2008

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                      Week Ending  Saturday, June 21, 2008                     
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    Day     Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday      123,851    3,288    399,326    8,594     3,416       0        223  
Tuesday     124,581    3,806    397,651    6,843     2,331       0        283  
Wednesday   126,937    3,479    410,021    8,819     2,294       0        247  
Thursday    127,746    3,234    405,477    9,990     2,476       0        286  
Friday      126,388    4,389    403,101    9,011     1,911       0        123  
Saturday     64,351        1     65,376       30        26       0         45  
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Total       693,854   18,197  2,080,952   43,287    12,454       0      1,207  
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%Steers         53.4      %Barrows & Gilts  96.1      %Lambs & Yearlings  94.3
%Heifers        28.5      %Sows              3.5      %Mature Sheep        5.7
%Cows           16.2      %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 21, 2008                      
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  533.9     Cattle                1,265           772       
                                Steers                                828       
                                Heifers                               754       
                                Cows                                  601       
                                Bulls                                 915       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.7     Calves                  256           151       
                                                                                
Pork                  412.5     Hogs                    266           198       
                                Barrows & Gilts                       194       
                                Sows                                  309       
                                Boars                                 206       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           3.0     Sheep                   139            69       
                                Mature Sheep                           69       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      69       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production           ??952.2                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
               Week Ending  Saturday, June 21, 2008               
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     693,854                   
             :   Steers           :     370,782         53.4      
             :   Heifers          :     197,819         28.5      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      42,300          6.1      
             :   Other Cows       :      70,200         10.1      
             :   Bulls            :      12,753          1.8      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      18,197                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,080,952                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,999,916         96.1      
             :   Sows             :      72,526          3.5      
             :   Boars            :       8,510          0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      43,287                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,460          5.7      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      40,827         94.3      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                  Week Ending  Saturday, June 21, 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.   :  68,220    33,051     81.8      5,987    14,304      16.4   
   Tue.   :  64,923    35,905     80.9      8,307    12,994      17.1   
   Wed.   :  69,014    33,930     81.1      8,681    12,885      17.0   
   Thu.   :  64,937    38,892     81.3      8,376    12,913      16.7   
   Fri.   :  69,473    34,793     82.5      8,477    11,561      15.9   
   Sat.   :  34,215    21,248     86.2      2,472     5,543      12.5   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 370,782   197,819     81.9     42,300    70,200      16.2   
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