Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 03.01.09
16/01/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 3, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,516 4,397 434,820 10,095 4,201 0 264
Tuesday 129,352 5,229 433,927 9,391 3,530 0 147
Wednesday 94,327 4,405 373,840 7,228 2,769 0 221
Thursday 291 4 421 0 0 0 0
Friday 126,734 4,283 430,200 9,579 1,917 0 162
Saturday 40,094 21 225,274 29 29 0 0
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Total 516,314 18,339 1,898,482 36,322 12,446 0 794
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%Steers 49.9 %Barrows & Gilts 97.2 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.2
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.5 %Mature Sheep 5.8
%Cows 19.1 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.2
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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, January 3, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 405.3 Cattle 1,310 788
Steers 851
Heifers 788
Cows 614
Bulls 896
Calves & Veal 2.5 Calves 239 139
Pork 387.1 Hogs 272 204
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 303
Boars 198
Lamb & Mutton 2.5 Sheep 140 70
Mature Sheep 66
Lambs & Yearlings 70
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Total Meat
Production 797.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 3, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 516,314
: Steers : 257,394 49.9
: Heifers : 154,299 29.9
: Dairy Cows : 50,075 9.7
: Other Cows : 48,594 9.4
: Bulls : 5,952 1.2
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 18,339
: :
Hogs : TOTAL : 1,898,482
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,845,126 97.2
: Sows : 47,849 2.5
: Boars : 5,507 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 36,322
: Mature Sheep : 2,104 5.8
: Lamb/Yearlings : 34,218 94.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 3, 2009
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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. : 63,934 37,496 80.8 9,843 12,935 18.1
Tue. : 62,246 42,056 80.6 12,267 11,272 18.2
Wed. : 45,879 24,342 74.4 12,266 10,511 24.1
Thu. : 5 6 3.8 201 63 90.7
Fri. : 65,634 39,010 82.6 10,413 10,352 16.4
Sat. : 19,696 11,389 77.5 5,085 3,461 21.3
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Total : 257,394 154,299 79.7 50,075 48,594 19.1
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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