Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/04/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/04/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 107,780 3,034 382,334 12,907 2,582 813 112
Tuesday 123,292 3,321 385,130 11,457 2,671 0 110
Wednesday 121,100 2,603 385,344 10,998 1,746 350 158
Thursday 120,050 2,552 382,506 11,133 1,990 477 119
Friday 123,737 2,449 358,292 7,941 1,608 201 167
Saturday 29,492 0 34,121 795 62 0 0
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Total 625,451 13,959 1,927,727 55,231 10,659 1,841 666
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%Steers 54.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.5 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 6.0
%Cows 13.8 %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight W/E 04/30/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 462.7
