Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
 
             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                   Week Ending  Saturday, September 20, 2008                   
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   Day      Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday      126,265    3,307    426,931   10,150     3,570       0        149  
Tuesday     125,023    3,694    429,887    8,374     2,262       0        320  
Wednesday   125,060    3,972    432,346    9,790     2,536       0        242  
Thursday    124,256    3,803    435,959   11,381     2,756       0        196  
Friday      121,885    4,657    433,050    7,699     1,965       0         72  
Saturday     58,165        0    168,886       50       169       0         98  
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Total       680,654   19,433  2,327,059   47,444    13,258       0      1,077  
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%Steers         51.1      %Barrows & Gilts  96.6      %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
%Heifers        28.4      %Sows              3.0      %Mature Sheep        5.2
%Cows           18.4      %Boars             0.4                             
%Bulls           2.1                                                         
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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, September 20, 2008                   
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.           Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                   537.6    Cattle                1,304           792       
                                Steers                                860       
                                Heifers                               788       
                                Cows                                  594       
                                Bulls                                 899       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal            2.7    Calves                  237           140       
                                                                                
Pork                   462.1    Hogs                    266           199       
                                Barrows & Gilts                       195       
                                Sows                                  306       
                                Boars                                 214       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton            3.2    Sheep                   132            67       
                                Mature Sheep                           70       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                      66       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production           1,005.6                                                    
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
             Week Ending  Saturday, September 20, 2008            
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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     680,654                   
             :   Steers           :     347,554         51.1      
             :   Heifers          :     193,420         28.4      
             :   Dairy Cows       :      51,865          7.6      
             :   Other Cows       :      73,411         10.8      
             :   Bulls            :      14,404          2.1      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      19,433                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,327,059                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,247,332         96.6      
             :   Sows             :      70,738          3.0      
             :   Boars            :       8,989          0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      47,444                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,474          5.2      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      44,970         94.8      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                Week Ending  Saturday, September 20, 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.   :  65,567    36,108     80.5      8,255    13,779      17.5   
   Tue.   :  65,254    34,455     79.8      9,464    13,182      18.1   
   Wed.   :  61,986    38,212     80.1      9,672    12,542      17.8   
   Thu.   :  64,894    34,352     79.9      9,827    12,797      18.2   
   Fri.   :  60,410    36,028     79.1     10,137    12,571      18.6   
   Sat.   :  29,443    14,265     75.1      4,510     8,540      22.4   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 347,554   193,420     79.5     51,865    73,411      18.4   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO

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