Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 31.01.09
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 31, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,847 3,808 421,677 10,296 3,523 0 131
Tuesday 126,658 4,200 429,447 8,812 2,179 0 155
Wednesday 122,599 3,160 423,211 7,086 1,654 0 240
Thursday 125,184 3,197 430,217 9,237 1,186 0 211
Friday 121,944 4,468 408,733 7,190 2,015 0 168
Saturday 10,442 0 136,343 33 34 0 0
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Total 632,674 18,833 2,249,628 42,654 10,591 0 905
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%Steers 49.3 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 28.8 %Sows 2.6 %Mature Sheep 5.2
%Cows 20.4 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.5
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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 31, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 497.6 Cattle 1,313 790
Steers 855
Heifers 791
Cows 620
Bulls 876
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 245 144
Pork 459.2 Hogs 272 204
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 304
Boars 202
Lamb & Mutton 3.1 Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 63
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 962.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 31, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 632,674
: Steers : 311,766 49.3
: Heifers : 182,223 28.8
: Dairy Cows : 62,951 9.9
: Other Cows : 66,153 10.5
: Bulls : 9,581 1.5
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 18,833
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,249,628
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,183,120 97.0
: Sows : 58,427 2.6
: Boars : 8,081 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 42,654
: Mature Sheep : 2,221 5.2
: Lamb/Yearlings : 40,433 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 31, 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. : 61,887 36,827 78.4 11,099 14,228 20.1
Tue. : 62,879 36,714 78.6 12,519 12,473 19.7
Wed. : 60,943 34,613 77.9 12,277 12,912 20.5
Thu. : 60,657 39,552 80.0 11,336 11,892 18.6
Fri. : 62,874 34,227 79.6 12,372 10,915 19.1
Sat. : 2,526 290 27.0 3,348 3,733 67.8
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Total : 311,766 182,223 78.1 62,951 66,153 20.4
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
