Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 23/10/2004
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 10/23/2004
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 122,680 3,089 404,800 11,929 3,493 645 113
Tuesday 127,791 3,343 403,715 10,722 2,776 0 74
Wednesday 110,475 3,035 402,769 11,823 2,322 184 102
Thursday 128,863 1,820 403,522 11,655 2,676 377 148
Friday 124,734 3,037 399,004 8,968 2,169 32 91
Saturday 32,320 0 166,186 40 28 65 0
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Total 646,863 14,324 2,179,996 55,137 13,464 1,303 528
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%Steers 47.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.9 %Lambs & Yearlings 94.9
%Heifers 34.2 %Sows 2.9 %Mature Sheep 5.1
%Cows 16.6 %Stags & Boars 0.2 %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 Liveweight and Dressed Weight W/E 23/10/2004
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 497.6
