Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 04.02.12
17/02/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 113,501 3,477 399,871 8,500 3,023 - 51
Tuesday 124,936 3,195 414,294 6,746 1,983 - 145
Wednesday 122,682 2,750 417,236 7,374 1,182 - 151
Thursday 120,620 2,327 415,354 7,096 1,421 - 235
Friday 104,623 2,754 398,234 5,954 1,497 - 200
Saturday 4,683 - 86,075 29 36 - -
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Total 591,045 14,503 2,131,064 35,699 9,142 - 782
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%Steers 48.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 28.1 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 4.8
%Cows 21.7 %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, February 4, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 465.1 Cattle 1,312 789
Steers 860
Heifers 797
Cows 613
Bulls 865
Calves and veal 2.2 Calves 264 156
Pork 443.3 Hogs 278 208
Barrows and gilts 205
Sows 305
Boars 211
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 151 76
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 76
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Total meat
production 913.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 591,045
Steers 286,432 48.5
Heifers 165,944 28.1
Dairy cows 63,384 10.7
Other cows 65,018 11.0
Bulls 10,267 1.7
Calves Total 14,503
Hogs Total 2,131,064
Barrows and gilts 2,067,905 97.0
Sows 56,943 2.7
Boars 6,216 0.3
Sheep Total 35,699
Mature sheep 1,708 4.8
Lambs and yearlings 33,991 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 4, 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 56,140 31,002 76.8 10,429 13,823 21.4
Tuesday 66,551 32,394 79.2 12,537 11,716 19.4
Wednesday 57,607 36,755 76.9 13,581 12,684 21.4
Thursday 59,287 33,830 77.2 12,179 13,249 21.1
Friday 45,370 31,719 73.7 13,155 12,274 24.3
Saturday 1,477 244 36.7 1,503 1,272 59.3
Total 286,432 165,944 76.5 63,384 65,018 21.7
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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