Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 27.12.08
09/01/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 27, 2008
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 121,843 3,958 429,232 10,665 4,806 0 208
Tuesday 125,094 4,302 436,255 10,501 3,609 0 221
Wednesday 44,369 3,548 174,548 5,200 2,809 0 120
Thursday 0 0 37 0 0 0 0
Friday 110,045 3,129 413,249 9,032 3,325 0 6
Saturday 48,589 0 279,002 105 146 0 0
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Total 449,940 14,937 1,732,323 35,503 14,695 0 555
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%Steers 50.1 %Barrows & Gilts 97.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 31.5 %Sows 2.1 %Mature Sheep 5.4
%Cows 17.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.1
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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, December 27, 2008
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 353.0 Cattle 1,303 787
Steers 849
Heifers 782
Cows 607
Bulls 888
Calves & Veal 2.2 Calves 259 153
Pork 349.6 Hogs 269 202
Barrows & Gilts 200
Sows 300
Boars 202
Lamb & Mutton 2.4 Sheep 138 69
Mature Sheep 61
Lambs & Yearlings 69
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Total Meat
Production 707.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 27, 2008
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 449,940
: Steers : 225,365 50.1
: Heifers : 141,741 31.5
: Dairy Cows : 37,107 8.2
: Other Cows : 40,693 9.0
: Bulls : 5,034 1.1
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 14,937
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,732,323
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,691,083 97.6
: Sows : 36,509 2.1
: Boars : 4,731 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 35,503
: Mature Sheep : 1,900 5.4
: Lamb/Yearlings : 33,603 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 27, 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. : 58,985 39,765 81.0 8,299 13,020 17.5
Tue. : 62,613 38,764 81.0 10,923 11,278 17.7
Wed. : 18,193 8,953 61.2 9,025 7,350 36.9
Thu. : 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Fri. : 59,113 37,291 87.6 5,925 7,078 11.8
Sat. : 26,461 16,968 89.4 2,935 1,967 10.1
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Total : 225,365 141,741 81.6 37,107 40,693 17.3
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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