Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 30.04.11
13/05/2011
St. Joseph, MO Thu May 12, 2011 USDA Market News Service
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 2011
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 93,039 2,820 272,911 7,584 2,585 - 33
Tuesday 129,352 2,694 413,561 8,056 2,122 - 114
Wednesday 130,703 2,175 408,610 8,113 1,625 - 187
Thursday 127,993 2,268 414,421 8,253 2,103 - 197
Friday 123,307 2,835 395,208 5,194 1,287 - 324
Saturday 16,600 - 50,230 6 11 - 88
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Total 620,994 12,792 1,954,941 37,206 9,733 - 943
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%Steers 49.4 %Barrows & gilts 96.7 %Lambs & yearlings 92.2
%Heifers 29.1 %Sows 2.9 %Mature sheep 7.8
%Cows 19.6 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.9
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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 30, 2011
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 468.4 Cattle 1,256 757
Steers 815
Heifers 751
Cows 604
Bulls 881
Calves and veal 2.1 Calves 284 169
Pork 406.1 Hogs 278 208
Barrows and gilts 205
Sows 309
Boars 208
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 153 77
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 77
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Total meat
production 879.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 2011
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 620,994
Steers 307,037 49.4
Heifers 180,923 29.1
Dairy cows 52,858 8.5
Other cows 68,673 11.1
Bulls 11,503 1.9
Calves Total 12,792
Hogs Total 1,954,941
Barrows and gilts 1,891,213 96.7
Sows 57,023 2.9
Boars 6,705 0.3
Sheep Total 37,206
Mature sheep 2,897 7.8
Lambs and yearlings 34,309 92.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 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 40,157 28,638 73.9 8,049 14,370 24.1
Tuesday 61,013 42,551 80.1 10,671 12,855 18.2
Wednesday 68,352 35,553 79.5 11,856 12,825 18.9
Thursday 67,461 35,010 80.1 10,263 12,862 18.1
Friday 61,371 36,250 79.2 10,633 12,636 18.9
Saturday 8,683 2,921 69.9 1,386 3,125 27.2
Total 307,037 180,923 78.6 52,858 68,673 19.6
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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