Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 02.04.11
15/04/2011
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 2011
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,381 3,510 409,273 7,827 3,082 0 31
Tuesday 124,100 2,930 420,275 9,428 1,660 0 290
Wednesday 123,622 2,928 418,709 7,715 1,406 0 93
Thursday 128,470 2,389 416,653 8,092 1,417 0 160
Friday 123,812 3,094 392,891 7,416 1,752 0 346
Saturday 11,275 40 59,594 2,742 31 0 0
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Total 639,660 14,891 2,117,395 43,220 9,348 0 920
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%Steers 49.2 %Barrows & Gilts 97.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 30.7 %Sows 2.4 %Mature Sheep 4.8
%Cows 18.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.8
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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.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 2011
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Production Species and Class Live Weight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 488.6 Cattle 1,270 767
Steers 821
Heifers 765
Cows 611
Bulls 879
Calves & Veal 2.6 Calves 294 175
Pork 439.9 Hogs 277 208
Barrows & Gilts 206
Sows 305
Boars 205
Lamb & Mutton 3.3 Sheep 151 75
Mature Sheep 67
Lambs & Yearlings 76
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Total Meat
Production 934.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 2011
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 639,660
: Steers : 314,858 49.2
: Heifers : 196,230 30.7
: Dairy Cows : 56,090 8.8
: Other Cows : 60,663 9.5
: Bulls : 11,819 1.8
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Calves : TOTAL : 14,891
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Hogs : TOTAL : 2,117,395
: Barrows/Gilts : 2,060,693 97.3
: Sows : 50,326 2.4
: Boars : 6,376 0.3
: :
Sheep : TOTAL : 43,220
: Mature Sheep : 2,092 4.8
: Lamb/Yearlings : 41,128 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 2011
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: Number of Head Slaughtered
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Day : : : S&H as : : : D&O as
of : : : % of : Dairy : Other : % of
Week : Steers : Heifers : Cattle : Cows : Cows : Cattle
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Mon. : 64,808 38,246 80.3 8,762 14,232 17.9
Tue. : 63,484 36,153 80.3 11,676 10,724 18.0
Wed. : 62,422 35,038 78.8 12,073 11,627 19.2
Thu. : 63,112 39,540 79.9 11,010 12,261 18.1
Fri. : 54,957 43,224 79.3 11,516 11,734 18.8
Sat. : 6,075 4,029 89.6 1,053 85 10.1
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Total : 314,858 196,230 79.9 56,090 60,663 18.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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