Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/12/2004
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 12/04/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 104,127 2,921 392,812 10,849 2,513 614 167
Tuesday 119,762 4,165 399,826 10,749 1,932 0 76
Wednesday 119,016 3,619 402,063 10,634 2,746 523 98
Thursday 118,084 2,310 403,153 10,671 1,987 389 119
Friday 110,643 3,506 389,859 8,371 1,339 160 187
Saturday 16,458 0 106,849 785 51 99 2
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Total 588,090 16,521 2,094,562 52,059 10,568 1,785 649
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%Steers 47.1 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.5
%Heifers 33.1 %Sows 3.3 %Mature Sheep 4.5
%Cows 18.2 %Stags & Boars 0.3 %Bulls & Stags 1.6
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 12/04/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 446.3