Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 26/03/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/26/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 100,281 3,115 379,882 14,154 3,685 723 180
Tuesday 117,750 3,581 385,454 11,921 3,346 0 104
Wednesday 115,166 2,693 393,623 11,141 2,721 521 310
Thursday 117,675 2,733 392,226 10,021 2,456 387 114
Friday 105,041 2,364 356,496 7,559 1,702 183 29
Saturday 10,634 0 40,964 792 19 0 0
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Total 566,547 14,486 1,948,645 55,588 13,929 1,814 737
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%Steers 52.2 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.8
%Heifers 30.9 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 4.2
%Cows 15.2 %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight W/E 26/03/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 423.0
