Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection—30.08.08
12/09/2008
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 30, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,932 3,265 431,523 10,430 3,970 0 208
Tuesday 127,569 4,184 432,439 7,822 2,562 0 278
Wednesday 126,781 3,732 435,440 9,950 3,596 0 212
Thursday 127,077 2,995 432,110 10,592 3,327 0 180
Friday 126,812 3,852 418,733 9,130 3,346 0 136
Saturday 41,409 81 76,337 99 93 0 0
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Total 676,580 18,109 2,226,582 48,023 16,894 0 1,014
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%Steers 49.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.3
%Heifers 29.5 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 6.7
%Cows 18.8 %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 30, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 528.7 Cattle 1,291 784
Steers 852
Heifers 777
Cows 600
Bulls 890
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 245 144
Pork 436.0 Hogs 262 196
Barrows & Gilts 192
Sows 305
Boars 200
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 130 66
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 66
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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 30, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 676,580
: Steers : 335,098 49.5
: Heifers : 199,399 29.5
: Dairy Cows : 55,906 8.3
: Other Cows : 71,213 10.5
: Bulls : 14,964 2.2
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 18,109
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,226,582
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,145,924 96.4
: Sows : 71,399 3.2
: Boars : 9,259 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 48,023
: Mature Sheep : 3,213 6.7
: Lamb/Yearlings : 44,810 93.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 30, 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. : 63,451 38,689 80.5 8,357 13,726 17.4
Tue. : 62,680 38,648 79.4 10,472 13,151 18.5
Wed. : 65,523 35,822 79.9 10,221 12,551 18.0
Thu. : 62,622 37,891 79.1 10,553 13,199 18.7
Fri. : 65,105 35,625 79.4 10,803 12,362 18.3
Sat. : 15,717 12,724 68.7 5,500 6,224 28.3
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Total : 335,098 199,399 79.0 55,906 71,213 18.8
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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