Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 24.01.09
06/02/2009
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 24, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 116,277 3,861 381,718 8,626 1,444 0 145
Tuesday 126,716 4,294 410,427 8,637 3,330 0 184
Wednesday 125,026 3,559 421,858 7,639 2,161 0 236
Thursday 128,694 3,883 434,803 9,939 2,404 0 272
Friday 117,126 3,854 422,835 7,463 1,718 0 217
Saturday 28,635 0 170,464 25 22 0 45
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Total 642,474 19,451 2,242,105 42,329 11,079 0 1,099
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%Steers 47.0 %Barrows & Gilts 96.9 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.8
%Heifers 30.5 %Sows 2.7 %Mature Sheep 4.2
%Cows 21.0 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.6
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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 24, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 503.3 Cattle 1,311 786
Steers 852
Heifers 793
Cows 620
Bulls 879
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 244 143
Pork 456.5 Hogs 271 204
Barrows & Gilts 201
Sows 304
Boars 194
Lamb & Mutton 3.0 Sheep 143 72
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 965.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 24, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 642,474
: Steers : 301,707 47.0
: Heifers : 196,017 30.5
: Dairy Cows : 65,200 10.1
: Other Cows : 69,528 10.8
: Bulls : 10,022 1.6
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 19,451
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,242,105
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,172,653 96.9
: Sows : 60,792 2.7
: Boars : 8,660 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 42,329
: Mature Sheep : 1,774 4.2
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,555 95.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 24, 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. : 55,271 35,932 78.4 10,131 13,326 20.2
Tue. : 59,469 40,001 78.5 12,369 12,827 19.9
Wed. : 62,056 36,011 78.4 12,612 12,521 20.1
Thu. : 61,012 40,029 78.5 12,816 12,910 20.0
Fri. : 53,620 37,443 77.7 12,348 11,977 20.8
Sat. : 10,279 6,601 58.9 4,924 5,967 38.0
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Total : 301,707 196,017 77.5 65,200 69,528 21.0
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
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