Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 08.11.08
21/11/2008
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 8, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 115,556 3,949 427,777 9,445 3,670 0 173
Tuesday 122,229 4,312 430,286 10,345 2,653 0 239
Wednesday 123,401 3,728 439,721 9,648 1,802 0 222
Thursday 125,751 3,508 433,477 9,924 2,690 0 242
Friday 117,306 4,633 430,245 7,944 2,068 0 155
Saturday 19,885 0 143,035 27 45 0 0
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Total 624,128 20,130 2,304,541 47,333 12,928 0 1,031
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%Steers 45.9 %Barrows & Gilts 96.8 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 31.0 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 4.9
%Cows 21.3 %Boars 0.3
%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, November 8, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 487.2 Cattle 1,302 783
Steers 861
Heifers 793
Cows 592
Bulls 870
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 236 139
Pork 465.3 Hogs 271 202
Barrows & Gilts 199
Sows 306
Boars 205
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 134 67
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 67
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Total Meat
Production 958.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 8, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 624,128
: Steers : 286,191 45.9
: Heifers : 193,366 31.0
: Dairy Cows : 52,226 8.4
: Other Cows : 80,939 13.0
: Bulls : 11,406 1.8
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 20,130
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,304,541
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,229,807 96.8
: Sows : 66,952 2.9
: Boars : 7,782 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 47,333
: Mature Sheep : 2,303 4.9
: Lamb/Yearlings : 45,030 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 8, 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. : 55,272 33,532 76.8 7,731 16,942 21.4
Tue. : 60,901 34,859 78.3 9,326 14,924 19.8
Wed. : 53,222 43,037 78.0 10,120 14,793 20.2
Thu. : 56,046 42,402 78.3 10,112 14,967 19.9
Fri. : 55,188 36,457 78.1 10,189 13,280 20.0
Sat. : 5,562 3,079 43.5 4,748 6,033 54.2
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Total : 286,191 193,366 76.8 52,226 80,939 21.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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