Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 22.11.08
05/12/2008
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 22, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 111,402 4,123 437,193 10,232 4,213 0 189
Tuesday 127,185 4,714 433,640 9,349 2,989 0 344
Wednesday 125,520 3,800 435,347 8,285 2,179 0 247
Thursday 127,246 3,566 437,899 9,730 2,373 0 337
Friday 123,602 4,757 429,438 8,155 2,192 0 147
Saturday 21,062 0 194,039 25 58 0 0
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Total 636,017 20,960 2,367,556 45,776 14,004 0 1,264
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%Steers 46.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 31.4 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 4.9
%Cows 20.3 %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 22, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 495.4 Cattle 1,302 782
Steers 850
Heifers 793
Cows 596
Bulls 866
Calves & Veal 2.9 Calves 235 138
Pork 480.8 Hogs 272 203
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 310
Boars 203
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 136 68
Mature Sheep 64
Lambs & Yearlings 68
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Total Meat
Production 982.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 22, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 636,017
: Steers : 294,884 46.4
: Heifers : 199,882 31.4
: Dairy Cows : 50,758 8.0
: Other Cows : 78,203 12.3
: Bulls : 12,290 1.9
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Calves : TOTAL : 20,960
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,367,556
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,289,950 96.7
: Sows : 68,262 2.9
: Boars : 9,344 0.4
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Sheep : TOTAL : 45,776
: Mature Sheep : 2,226 4.9
: Lamb/Yearlings : 43,550 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 22, 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. : 51,404 33,479 76.2 8,099 16,065 21.7
Tue. : 59,587 40,801 78.9 10,239 14,223 19.2
Wed. : 60,091 38,561 78.6 10,260 14,283 19.6
Thu. : 59,953 41,456 79.7 9,993 13,629 18.6
Fri. : 57,366 40,049 78.8 9,846 14,006 19.3
Sat. : 6,483 5,536 57.1 2,321 5,997 39.5
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Total : 294,884 199,882 77.8 50,758 78,203 20.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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