Actual slaughter under federal inspection for week ending 14.02.09
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 14, 2009
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 126,942 3,715 422,777 9,978 3,513 0 104
Tuesday 127,406 4,257 426,741 8,873 1,685 0 274
Wednesday 120,184 3,145 410,125 7,853 2,079 0 112
Thursday 123,882 2,826 428,863 9,588 2,693 0 228
Friday 111,406 3,940 421,630 7,675 2,086 0 313
Saturday 8,415 1 119,114 34 27 0 0
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Total 618,235 17,884 2,229,250 44,001 12,083 0 1,031
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%Steers 47.6 %Barrows & Gilts 97.0 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 2.6 %Mature Sheep 5.0
%Cows 20.7 %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, February 14, 2009
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 485.8 Cattle 1,313 789
Steers 852
Heifers 797
Cows 623
Bulls 867
Calves & Veal 2.7 Calves 260 153
Pork 454.7 Hogs 272 204
Barrows & Gilts 202
Sows 300
Boars 197
Lamb & Mutton 3.2 Sheep 144 72
Mature Sheep 70
Lambs & Yearlings 72
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Total Meat
Production 946.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 14, 2009
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 618,235
: Steers : 294,542 47.6
: Heifers : 185,531 30.0
: Dairy Cows : 64,547 10.4
: Other Cows : 63,575 10.3
: Bulls : 10,040 1.6
: :
Calves : TOTAL : 17,884
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,229,250
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,162,162 97.0
: Sows : 58,933 2.6
: Boars : 8,155 0.4
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 44,001
: Mature Sheep : 2,221 5.0
: Lamb/Yearlings : 41,780 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 14, 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. : 60,301 40,306 79.3 10,929 13,479 19.2
Tue. : 59,268 40,939 78.7 12,575 12,617 19.8
Wed. : 55,470 38,018 77.8 12,110 12,680 20.6
Thu. : 60,437 36,153 78.0 13,095 12,103 20.3
Fri. : 57,540 29,498 78.1 12,117 10,464 20.3
Sat. : 1,526 617 25.5 3,721 2,232 70.7
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Total : 294,542 185,531 77.7 64,547 63,575 20.7
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Source: USDA Market News/NASS St. Joseph, MO
