Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 15.11.08
28/11/2008
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 111,254 3,667 437,823 10,195 4,041 0 104
Tuesday 116,749 4,110 400,545 8,185 1,145 0 209
Wednesday 113,573 3,890 442,676 9,724 2,964 0 258
Thursday 127,129 3,812 439,889 10,641 3,005 0 216
Friday 120,414 5,122 434,575 7,598 2,066 0 119
Saturday 30,646 3 164,942 29 51 0 45
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Total 619,765 20,604 2,320,450 46,372 13,272 0 951
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%Steers 44.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.4
%Heifers 32.0 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 4.6
%Cows 21.6 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 2.1
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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 15, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 483.2 Cattle 1,306 783
Steers 860
Heifers 794
Cows 597
Bulls 867
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 245 144
Pork 470.1 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 308
Boars 207
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 959.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 15, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 619,765
: Steers : 274,666 44.3
: Heifers : 198,418 32.0
: Dairy Cows : 55,561 9.0
: Other Cows : 78,324 12.6
: Bulls : 12,796 2.1
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 20,604
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 2,320,450
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,244,814 96.7
: Sows : 67,156 2.9
: Boars : 8,480 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 46,372
: Mature Sheep : 2,122 4.6
: Lamb/Yearlings : 44,250 95.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 15, 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. : 48,457 36,021 75.9 8,423 16,038 22.0
Tue. : 51,071 39,317 77.4 10,012 14,007 20.6
Wed. : 51,862 34,418 76.0 10,534 14,273 21.8
Thu. : 55,249 44,574 78.5 10,876 14,016 19.6
Fri. : 55,993 39,023 78.9 10,433 12,849 19.3
Sat. : 12,034 5,065 55.8 5,283 7,141 40.5
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Total : 274,666 198,418 76.3 55,561 78,324 21.6
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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