Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 30.07.11
12/08/2011
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 30, 2011
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 125,535 3,590 393,613 8,286 3,503 - 42
Tuesday 129,550 3,637 402,672 9,315 2,497 - 134
Wednesday 128,316 3,600 404,901 8,401 2,635 - 161
Thursday 126,976 2,987 401,752 7,417 2,967 - 165
Friday 129,569 4,022 383,390 5,771 2,463 - 190
Saturday 25,249 72 3,031 149 87 - -
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Total 665,195 17,908 1,989,359 39,339 14,152 - 692
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%Steers 50.9 %Barrows & gilts 96.8 %Lambs & yearlings 91.7
%Heifers 28.2 %Sows 2.9 %Mature sheep 8.3
%Cows 19.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.6
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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, July 30, 2011
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 513.2 Cattle 1,268 774
Steers 845
Heifers 768
Cows 583
Bulls 863
Calves and veal 2.4 Calves 240 141
Pork 396.4 Hogs 266 199
Barrows and gilts 196
Sows 305
Boars 208
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 136 68
Mature sheep 60
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 914.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 30, 2011
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 665,195
Steers 338,671 50.9
Heifers 187,541 28.2
Dairy cows 51,575 7.8
Other cows 76,687 11.5
Bulls 10,721 1.6
Calves Total 17,908
Hogs Total 1,989,359
Barrows and gilts 1,925,148 96.8
Sows 58,253 2.9
Boars 5,958 0.3
Sheep Total 39,339
Mature sheep 3,262 8.3
Lambs and yearlings 36,077 91.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 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 66,038 35,185 80.6 6,947 15,361 17.8
Tuesday 64,025 39,592 80.0 10,436 13,444 18.4
Wednesday 65,241 37,519 80.1 10,288 13,451 18.5
Thursday 64,266 36,929 79.7 9,932 13,852 18.7
Friday 68,918 33,901 79.4 10,853 13,808 19.0
Saturday 10,183 4,415 57.8 3,119 6,771 39.2
Total 338,671 187,541 79.1 51,575 76,687 19.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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