Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 27/11/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 127,847 3,358 398,006 12,235 3,092 641 74
Tuesday 120,457 3,564 397,229 12,536 2,763 0 128
Wednesday 116,211 3,660 390,489 10,562 2,402 624 58
Thursday 10 262 292 2 6 0 0
Friday 92,942 2,752 389,360 10,122 1,987 117 8
Saturday 10,821 0 290,346 1,278 26 82 0
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Total 468,288 13,596 1,865,722 46,735 10,276 1,464 268
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%Steers 49.1 %Barrows & Gilts 97.1 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.5
%Heifers 32.3 %Sows 2.6 %Mature Sheep 5.5
%Cows 17.1 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.5
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 11/27/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 357.3
