Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 28/05/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/28/2005
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 116,841 3,329 386,631 9,425 2,671 772 77
Tuesday 123,964 3,007 384,462 9,505 2,192 0 128
Wednesday 120,263 2,338 384,647 7,434 1,855 521 180
Thursday 120,567 2,098 385,272 9,854 2,157 501 91
Friday 123,011 2,726 363,607 7,802 1,648 222 138
Saturday 52,002 0 35,770 2,072 228 0 49
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Total 656,648 13,498 1,940,389 46,092 10,751 2,016 663
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%Steers 54.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.7 %Lambs & Yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 30.0 %Sows 3.0 %Mature Sheep 6.5
%Cows 13.7 %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 05/28/2005
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 493.1