Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/05/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/07/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 111,746 2,921 375,842 9,243 2,750 756 76
Tuesday 126,186 2,906 376,776 10,041 1,993 0 100
Wednesday 124,578 2,966 374,158 10,681 1,983 468 120
Thursday 117,840 2,204 371,745 9,884 1,924 584 149
Friday 124,044 2,496 350,362 8,032 1,259 206 79
Saturday 49,534 0 8,896 29 35 0 0
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Total 653,928 13,493 1,857,779 47,910 9,944 2,014 524
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%Steers 54.3 %Barrows & Gilts 96.4 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 30.9 %Sows 3.2 %Mature Sheep 5.9
%Cows 13.3 %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 Live Weight and Dressed Weight W/E 05/07/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 485.7