Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 12/03/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 117,132 2,697 387,083 11,642 2,488 744 184
Tuesday 121,207 3,525 385,182 11,694 2,241 0 160
Wednesday 117,686 2,975 381,404 11,077 1,797 376 204
Thursday 120,903 2,037 372,851 11,099 1,749 460 131
Friday 111,511 2,778 359,964 10,094 1,586 177 146
Saturday 8,272 0 33,147 6,888 102 0 0
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Total 596,711 14,012 1,919,631 62,494 9,963 1,757 825
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%Steers 49.4 %Barrows & Gilts 96.6 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.9
%Heifers 34.0 %Sows 3.1 %Mature Sheep 4.1
%Cows 15.0 %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 03/12/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 450.8
