Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 11.10.08
24/10/2008
Week Ending Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 122,380 3,772 433,052 9,444 3,620 0 178
Tuesday 128,271 4,440 436,860 9,809 2,710 0 236
Wednesday 121,691 3,697 426,988 9,344 1,909 0 144
Thursday 126,643 2,986 431,903 9,893 2,994 0 134
Friday 122,075 4,325 433,433 7,701 2,082 0 72
Saturday 30,650 115 212,139 31 69 0 0
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Total 651,710 19,335 2,374,375 46,222 13,384 0 764
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%Steers 47.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 31.1 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 19.6 %Boars 0.4
%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, October 11, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 515.2 Cattle 1,310 793
Steers 865
Heifers 797
Cows 603
Bulls 871
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 249 147
Pork 476.9 Hogs 269 201
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 307
Boars 214
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 998.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 11, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 651,710
: Steers : 308,316 47.3
: Heifers : 202,599 31.1
: Dairy Cows : 52,764 8.1
: Other Cows : 75,108 11.5
: Bulls : 12,923 2.0
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 19,335
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,374,375
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,297,672 96.8
: Sows : 68,142 2.9
: Boars : 8,561 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,222
: Mature Sheep : 2,479 5.4
: Lamb/Yearlings : 43,743 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 11, 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. : 56,088 40,478 78.9 9,044 14,351 19.1
Tue. : 62,116 39,761 79.4 9,842 14,162 18.7
Wed. : 51,887 43,990 78.8 10,589 12,998 19.4
Thu. : 62,726 37,321 79.0 10,722 13,500 19.1
Fri. : 61,487 36,028 79.9 9,742 12,531 18.2
Sat. : 14,012 5,021 62.1 2,825 7,566 33.9
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Total : 308,316 202,599 78.4 52,764 75,108 19.6
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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