Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 31.03.12
13/04/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 123,328 3,085 412,512 9,411 2,655 - 200
Tuesday 125,923 2,874 416,024 8,861 2,514 - 203
Wednesday 123,309 2,708 416,710 7,602 1,461 - 136
Thursday 117,978 2,029 415,998 8,551 2,193 - 120
Friday 107,235 2,875 407,840 7,793 2,465 - 191
Saturday 4,659 - 56,524 255 158 - -
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Total 602,432 13,571 2,125,608 42,473 11,446 - 850
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%Steers 48.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 95.6
%Heifers 30.8 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 4.4
%Cows 19.3 %Boars 0.4
%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, March 31, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 469.2 Cattle 1,289 781
Steers 836
Heifers 785
Cows 623
Bulls 888
Calves and veal 2.3 Calves 283 168
Pork 443.4 Hogs 279 209
Barrows and gilts 206
Sows 309
Boars 204
Lamb and mutton 3.0 Sheep 143 72
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 917.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 602,432
Steers 290,203 48.2
Heifers 185,621 30.8
Dairy cows 63,077 10.5
Other cows 53,283 8.8
Bulls 10,248 1.7
Calves Total 13,571
Hogs Total 2,125,608
Barrows and gilts 2,062,007 97.0
Sows 55,883 2.6
Boars 7,718 0.4
Sheep Total 42,473
Mature sheep 1,854 4.4
Lambs and yearlings 40,619 95.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 31, 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 60,747 39,348 81.2 9,728 11,516 17.2
Tuesday 68,092 32,729 80.1 13,592 9,606 18.4
Wednesday 56,056 41,508 79.1 13,306 10,592 19.4
Thursday 57,222 36,426 79.4 12,071 10,200 18.9
Friday 47,227 35,299 77.0 12,243 10,208 20.9
Saturday 859 311 25.1 2,137 1,161 70.8
Total 290,203 185,621 79.0 63,077 53,283 19.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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