Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection-26/07/08
08/08/2008
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head ??
Monday 125,412 3,788 394,541 9,505 4,278 0 186
Tuesday 126,941 3,920 411,283 7,973 2,361 0 330
Wednesday 122,169 3,688 418,791 8,766 1,894 0 252
Thursday 126,364 3,870 418,193 9,861 2,252 0 221
Friday 125,578 3,810 411,164 7,962 2,059 0 98
Saturday 38,538 40 75,297 39 17 0 61
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Total 665,002 19,116 2,129,269 44,106 12,861 0 1,148
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%Steers 51.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 28.8 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 18.4 %Boars 0.5
%Bulls 1.9
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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, July 26, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 514.9 Cattle 1,276 777
Steers 842
Heifers 765
Cows 600
Bulls 898
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 244 143
Pork 416.0 Hogs 262 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 306
Boars 200
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 68
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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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, July 26, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 665,002
: Steers : 338,844 51.0
: Heifers : 191,337 28.8
: Dairy Cows : 49,653 7.5
: Other Cows : 72,530 10.9
: Bulls : 12,638 1.9
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 19,116
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,129,269
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,057,501 96.6
: Sows : 62,151 2.9
: Boars : 9,617 0.5
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,106
: Mature Sheep : 2,306 5.2
: Lamb/Yearlings : 41,800 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 26, 2008
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: Number of Head Slaughtered
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Day : : : S&H as : : : D&O as
of : : : % of : Dairy : Other : % of
Week : Steers : Heifers : Cattle : Cows : Cows : Cattle
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Mon. : 59,877 42,076 81.3 7,138 13,976 16.8
Tue. : 64,624 37,270 80.3 9,710 12,972 17.9
Wed. : 62,376 35,998 80.5 8,527 13,101 17.7
Thu. : 67,634 33,772 80.2 9,621 12,920 17.8
Fri. : 67,552 33,986 80.9 9,382 12,232 17.2
Sat. : 16,781 8,235 64.9 5,275 7,329 32.7
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Total : 338,844 191,337 79.7 49,653 72,530 18.4
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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