Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection—25.10.08
07/11/2008
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,772 3,840 432,184 8,434 3,899 0 214
Tuesday 127,323 4,333 428,716 9,290 2,516 0 191
Wednesday 128,094 4,325 429,636 8,482 2,049 0 289
Thursday 125,274 4,477 432,921 10,674 2,114 0 151
Friday 122,675 4,926 427,215 7,811 2,152 0 124
Saturday 14,645 0 142,432 39 34 0 0
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Total 644,783 21,901 2,293,104 44,730 12,764 0 969
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%Steers 47.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 31.0 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 4.8
%Cows 19.9 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.8
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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 25, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 505.7 Cattle 1,304 787
Steers 859
Heifers 794
Cows 594
Bulls 860
Calves & Veal 3.0 Calves 234 138
Pork 461.2 Hogs 270 201
Barrows & Gilts 198
Sows 306
Boars 214
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 136 69
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 973.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 25, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 644,783
: Steers : 305,261 47.3
: Heifers : 199,881 31.0
: Dairy Cows : 51,230 7.9
: Other Cows : 76,868 11.9
: Bulls : 11,543 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 21,901
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,293,104
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,220,828 96.8
: Sows : 64,097 2.8
: Boars : 8,179 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,730
: Mature Sheep : 2,129 4.8
: Lamb/Yearlings : 42,601 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 25, 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. : 59,381 42,306 80.2 7,492 15,149 17.9
Tue. : 63,212 37,834 79.4 9,968 14,144 18.9
Wed. : 60,566 40,836 79.2 10,306 14,288 19.2
Thu. : 58,993 39,578 78.7 10,355 14,309 19.7
Fri. : 58,488 38,878 79.4 9,708 13,477 18.9
Sat. : 4,621 449 34.6 3,401 5,501 60.8
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Total : 305,261 199,881 78.3 51,230 76,868 19.9
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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