Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 16.04.11
09/05/2011
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 127,365 3,376 401,894 9,363 3,349 - 60
Tuesday 131,352 2,713 415,958 9,737 2,120 - 273
Wednesday 126,754 2,757 411,236 8,459 2,091 - 151
Thursday 128,273 2,197 394,808 10,803 2,537 - 139
Friday 115,437 2,781 375,109 8,577 2,231 - 221
Saturday 15,780 - 29,309 2,487 161 - -
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Total 644,961 13,824 2,028,314 49,426 12,489 - 844
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%Steers 48.5 %Barrows & gilts 96.8 %Lambs & yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 29.8 %Sows 2.9 %Mature sheep 5.2
%Cows 19.7 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 2.0
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- Represents zero.
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, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 488.4 Cattle 1,258 760
Steers 818
Heifers 756
Cows 606
Bulls 887
Calves and veal 2.4 Calves 298 178
Pork 420.9 Hogs 277 208
Barrows and gilts 205
Sows 309
Boars 211
Lamb and mutton 3.5 Sheep 140 70
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 70
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Total meat
production 915.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 644,961
Steers 312,993 48.5
Heifers 192,370 29.8
Dairy cows 58,317 9.0
Other cows 68,513 10.6
Bulls 12,768 2.0
Calves Total 13,824
Hogs Total 2,028,314
Barrows and gilts 1,963,745 96.8
Sows 58,591 2.9
Boars 5,978 0.3
Sheep Total 49,426
Mature sheep 2,569 5.2
Lambs and yearlings 46,857 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Number of head slaughtered
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Day Steers & heifers Dairy & other
of as % of Dairy Other as % of
week Steers Heifers cattle cows cows cattle
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Monday 61,128 40,588 79.9 9,621 13,729 18.3
Tuesday 65,055 38,325 78.7 12,312 13,031 19.3
Wednesday 62,529 37,748 79.1 11,768 12,333 19.0
Thursday 61,416 40,211 79.2 10,971 13,386 19.0
Friday 57,330 32,823 78.1 11,149 11,700 19.8
Saturday 5,535 2,675 52.0 2,496 4,334 43.3
Total 312,993 192,370 78.4 58,317 68,513 19.7
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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