Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 07.02.09
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 7, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 125,479 3,854 419,344 10,044 3,151 0 164
Tuesday 124,631 4,193 426,752 8,435 1,315 0 385
Wednesday 122,018 3,718 431,059 7,825 1,745 0 164
Thursday 122,482 3,403 431,183 9,697 2,428 0 142
Friday 120,756 3,619 421,208 7,568 1,975 0 184
Saturday 9,853 1 86,684 37 38 0 0
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Total 625,219 18,788 2,216,230 43,606 10,652 0 1,039
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%Steers 46.8 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.4
%Heifers 32.0 %Sows 2.6 %Mature Sheep 4.6
%Cows 19.7 %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, February 7, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 492.3 Cattle 1,313 790
Steers 855
Heifers 793
Cows 622
Bulls 882
Calves & Veal 2.8 Calves 259 152
Pork 452.0 Hogs 272 204
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 302
Boars 192
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 145 73
Mature Sheep 65
Lambs & Yearlings 73
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Total Meat
Production 950.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 7, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 625,219
: Steers : 292,874 46.8
: Heifers : 200,035 32.0
: Dairy Cows : 61,519 9.8
: Other Cows : 61,512 9.8
: Bulls : 9,279 1.5
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Calves : TOTAL : 18,788
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,216,230
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,149,907 97.0
: Sows : 58,349 2.6
: Boars : 7,974 0.4
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Sheep : TOTAL : 43,606
: Mature Sheep : 2,009 4.6
: Lamb/Yearlings : 41,597 95.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 7, 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. : 58,837 41,995 80.4 9,888 13,037 18.3
Tue. : 58,389 40,171 79.1 12,056 12,143 19.4
Wed. : 59,156 36,807 78.6 12,678 11,502 19.8
Thu. : 57,753 37,931 78.1 12,246 12,687 20.4
Fri. : 56,938 39,336 79.7 12,531 10,358 19.0
Sat. : 1,801 3,795 56.8 2,120 1,785 39.6
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Total : 292,874 200,035 78.8 61,519 61,512 19.7
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
