Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection-01.11.08
14/11/2008
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 1, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,925 3,878 428,753 9,541 4,023 0 174
Tuesday 127,348 4,295 436,776 10,434 2,179 0 241
Wednesday 111,911 4,202 437,326 8,450 1,956 0 208
Thursday 128,072 3,994 436,355 9,652 2,340 0 201
Friday 123,356 4,693 430,218 7,592 2,217 0 113
Saturday 22,340 574 209,449 43 25 0 0
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Total 639,952 21,636 2,378,877 45,712 12,740 0 937
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%Steers 46.5 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.7
%Heifers 30.7 %Sows 2.8 %Mature Sheep 4.3
%Cows 20.9 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.9
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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, November 1, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 499.1 Cattle 1,304 782
Steers 857
Heifers 791
Cows 596
Bulls 863
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 233 138
Pork 480.7 Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 307
Boars 199
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 985.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 1, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 639,952
: Steers : 297,812 46.5
: Heifers : 196,285 30.7
: Dairy Cows : 51,975 8.1
: Other Cows : 81,946 12.8
: Bulls : 11,934 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 21,636
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,378,877
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,303,932 96.8
: Sows : 66,607 2.8
: Boars : 8,338 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 45,712
: Mature Sheep : 1,987 4.3
: Lamb/Yearlings : 43,725 95.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 1, 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. : 56,733 44,277 79.6 7,925 15,790 18.7
Tue. : 63,286 37,773 79.4 9,443 14,688 18.9
Wed. : 51,978 33,591 76.5 9,297 14,717 21.5
Thu. : 61,007 40,150 79.0 9,497 15,212 19.3
Fri. : 58,422 38,111 78.3 10,579 14,210 20.1
Sat. : 6,386 2,383 39.3 5,234 7,329 56.2
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Total : 297,812 196,285 77.2 51,975 81,946 20.9
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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