Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 14.01.12
27/01/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 128,407 3,641 427,532 8,377 3,284 - 108
Tuesday 128,956 3,491 419,462 7,197 1,767 - 151
Wednesday 125,633 3,020 425,364 6,462 1,571 - 109
Thursday 127,983 2,834 425,094 6,928 1,654 - 187
Friday 123,287 3,221 390,757 6,589 1,419 - 214
Saturday 11,584 - 129,293 103 28 - 35
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Total 645,850 16,207 2,217,502 35,656 9,723 - 804
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%Steers 47.0 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 29.4 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 5.4
%Cows 21.9 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.7
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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, January 14, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 502.9 Cattle 1,301 780
Steers 854
Heifers 791
Cows 599
Bulls 855
Calves and veal 2.5 Calves 266 157
Pork 463.1 Hogs 279 209
Barrows and gilts 206
Sows 308
Boars 209
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 150 75
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 75
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Total meat
production 971.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 645,850
Steers 303,862 47.0
Heifers 190,032 29.4
Dairy cows 62,586 9.7
Other cows 78,644 12.2
Bulls 10,726 1.7
Calves Total 16,207
Hogs Total 2,217,502
Barrows and gilts 2,151,447 97.0
Sows 59,507 2.7
Boars 6,548 0.3
Sheep Total 35,656
Mature sheep 1,911 5.4
Lambs and yearlings 33,745 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2012
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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 65,089 35,208 78.1 10,134 16,115 20.4
Tuesday 64,266 35,754 77.6 12,422 14,664 21.0
Wednesday 57,279 39,823 77.3 12,951 13,472 21.0
Thursday 56,937 43,134 78.2 11,844 14,044 20.2
Friday 59,343 35,773 77.2 12,636 13,356 21.1
Saturday 948 340 11.1 2,599 6,993 82.8
Total 303,862 190,032 76.5 62,586 78,644 21.9
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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