Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 20/11/2004
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 20/11/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 113,455 3,470 404,338 10,905 2,510 629 213
Tuesday 121,889 3,597 402,194 10,015 2,396 0 188
Wednesday 117,258 2,991 404,914 10,767 1,642 437 148
Thursday 122,005 2,305 404,709 10,884 1,580 337 112
Friday 116,854 3,569 398,914 8,184 1,696 136 235
Saturday 11,099 0 105,396 34 44 109 0
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Total 602,560 15,932 2,120,465 50,789 9,868 1,648 896
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%Steers 49.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.8
%Heifers 31.6 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 4.2
%Cows 17.6 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.7
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.
Meat Production and Actual Liveweight and Dressed Weight W/E 20/11/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 463.4 Cattle 1,276 773
Steers 832
Heifers 765
Cows 614
Bulls & Stags 869
Calves & Veal 3.2
