Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 27.09.08
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 27, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,818 4,083 427,223 9,575 4,188 0 194
Tuesday 127,318 4,276 432,009 9,926 2,938 0 232
Wednesday 128,079 4,221 433,763 9,109 2,406 0 207
Thursday 126,683 3,682 433,573 11,143 3,016 0 189
Friday 120,245 4,729 430,812 8,530 3,251 0 87
Saturday 31,081 151 188,689 154 104 0 52
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Total 660,224 21,142 2,346,069 48,437 15,903 0 961
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%Steers 51.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 28.4 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.0
%Cows 18.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 2.0
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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 27, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 522.2 Cattle 1,305 793
Steers 862
Heifers 790
Cows 593
Bulls 885
Calves & Veal 3.0 Calves 247 145
Pork 467.3 Hogs 267 199
Barrows & Gilts 196
Sows 306
Boars 219
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 132 66
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 995.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 27, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 660,224
: Steers : 338,659 51.3
: Heifers : 187,698 28.4
: Dairy Cows : 49,917 7.6
: Other Cows : 71,039 10.8
: Bulls : 12,911 2.0
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 21,142
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,346,069
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,270,868 96.8
: Sows : 67,263 2.9
: Boars : 7,938 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 48,437
: Mature Sheep : 2,424 5.0
: Lamb/Yearlings : 46,013 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 27, 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. : 68,204 33,973 80.6 8,001 14,195 17.5
Tue. : 67,489 34,668 80.2 9,627 13,097 17.8
Wed. : 64,510 37,657 79.8 10,217 13,101 18.2
Thu. : 64,430 36,724 79.8 9,490 13,515 18.2
Fri. : 61,222 35,980 80.8 9,358 11,601 17.4
Sat. : 12,804 8,696 69.2 3,224 5,530 28.2
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Total : 338,659 187,698 79.7 49,917 71,039 18.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
