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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 28/06/08

11/07/2008

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                      Week Ending  Saturday, June 28, 2008                     
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    Day     Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday      125,223    3,313    423,585    8,965     3,726       0        214  
Tuesday     128,718    4,188    424,869    6,930     2,560       0        243  
Wednesday   127,393    3,787    414,268    9,372     2,252       0        194  
Thursday    127,950    3,471    422,353    9,158     2,891       0        282  
Friday      127,385    4,296    414,506    8,246     2,036       0        146  
Saturday     76,234      125     40,196       30        31       0         40  
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Total       712,903   19,180  2,139,777   42,701    13,496       0      1,119  
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%Steers         54.1      %Barrows & Gilts  95.9      %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4
%Heifers        27.7      %Sows              3.7      %Mature Sheep        5.6
%Cows           16.4      %Boars             0.5                             
%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 28, 2008                      
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  550.0     Cattle                1,268           774       
                                Steers                                831       
                                Heifers                               754       
                                Cows                                  604       
                                Bulls                                 894       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.7     Calves                  245           144       
                                                                                
Pork                  423.1     Hogs                    265           198       
                                Barrows & Gilts                       194       
                                Sows                                  308       
                                Boars                                 211       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           2.9     Sheep                   136            68       
                                Mature Sheep                           67       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      68       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production            978.7                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
               Week Ending  Saturday, June 28, 2008               
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     712,903                   
             :   Steers           :     385,737         54.1      
             :   Heifers          :     197,182         27.7      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      43,308          6.1      
             :   Other Cows       :      73,933         10.4      
             :   Bulls            :      12,743          1.8      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      19,180                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,139,777                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,051,559         95.9      
             :   Sows             :      78,425          3.7      
             :   Boars            :       9,793          0.5      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      42,701                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,395          5.6      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      40,306         94.4      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                  Week Ending  Saturday, June 28, 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.   :  68,179    33,814     81.4      6,663    14,331      16.8   
   Tue.   :  68,494    35,318     80.7      9,116    13,408      17.5   
   Wed.   :  68,647    33,795     80.4      8,823    13,654      17.6   
   Thu.   :  67,930    35,543     80.9      7,879    14,320      17.3   
   Fri.   :  68,617    35,072     81.4      7,954    13,276      16.7   
   Sat.   :  43,870    23,640     88.6      2,873     4,944      10.3   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 385,737   197,182     81.8     43,308    73,933      16.4   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO


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