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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 23.08.08

05/09/2008

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                     Week Ending  Saturday, August 23, 2008                    
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   Day      Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday      121,914    3,605    427,443   10,221     3,089       0       127   
Tuesday     126,715    4,124    434,037    6,447     2,614       0       276   
Wednesday   125,343    3,370    419,032    8,805     2,328       0       217   
Thursday    129,014    3,089    433,533   10,015     2,542       0       196   
Friday      122,284    4,147    427,749    8,292     2,067       0        29   
Saturday     48,778        0     96,571       49        34       0        41   
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Total       674,048   18,335  2,238,365   43,829    12,674       0       886   
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%Steers         50.6      %Barrows & Gilts  96.5      %Lambs & Yearlings  94.9
%Heifers        28.9      %Sows              3.0      %Mature Sheep        5.1
%Cows           18.4      %Boars             0.4                             
%Bulls           2.2                                                         
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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, August 23, 2008                     
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  527.8     Cattle                1,291           785       
                                Steers                                851       
                                Heifers                               777       
                                Cows                                  604       
                                Bulls                                 898       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.7     Calves                  255           151       
                                                                                
Pork                  436.9     Hogs                    261           195       
                                Barrows & Gilts                       192       
                                Sows                                  307       
                                Boars                                 202       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           3.0     Sheep                   134            68       
                                Mature Sheep                           68       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      68       
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Total Meat                              ??                                       
Production            970.4                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
              Week Ending  Saturday, August 23, 2008              
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     674,048                   
             :   Steers           :     340,802         50.6      
             :   Heifers          :     194,669         28.9      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      54,015          8.0      
             :   Other Cows       :      69,887         10.4      
             :   Bulls            :      14,675          2.2      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      18,335                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,238,365                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,161,108         96.5      
             :   Sows             :      67,729          3.0      
             :   Boars            :       9,528          0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      43,829                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,250          5.1      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      41,579         94.9      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                 Week Ending  Saturday, August 23, 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.   :  59,212    37,730     79.5      8,354    14,128      18.4   
   Tue.   :  68,417    32,898     80.0     10,285    12,330      17.8   
   Wed.   :  64,958    34,860     79.6      9,921    12,625      18.0   
   Thu.   :  66,382    37,016     80.1     10,071    12,900      17.8   
   Fri.   :  60,394    36,379     79.1     10,579    12,354      18.8   
   Sat.   :  21,439    15,786     76.3      4,805     5,550      21.2   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 340,802   194,669     79.4     54,015    69,887      18.4   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO


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