Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 07.04.12
20/04/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 7, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 124,473 3,062 412,368 10,474 3,883 - 83
Tuesday 125,972 2,953 421,389 7,908 2,480 - 121
Wednesday 123,534 2,537 420,533 8,438 1,970 - 208
Thursday 122,928 2,229 414,917 8,011 2,685 - 312
Friday 119,639 2,303 373,536 7,473 1,847 - 106
Saturday 4,596 1 81,308 45 47 - -
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Total 621,142 13,085 2,124,051 42,349 12,912 - 830
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%Steers 48.0 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 93.6
%Heifers 31.7 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.4
%Cows 18.6 %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, April 7, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 485.2 Cattle 1,289 783
Steers 843
Heifers 780
Cows 620
Bulls 895
Calves and veal 2.2 Calves 280 167
Pork 443.8 Hogs 279 209
Barrows and gilts 206
Sows 309
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 2.9 Sheep 138 69
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 934.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 7, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 621,142
Steers 298,084 48.0
Heifers 197,182 31.7
Dairy cows 63,070 10.2
Other cows 52,241 8.4
Bulls 10,565 1.7
Calves Total 13,085
Hogs Total 2,124,051
Barrows and gilts 2,064,926 97.2
Sows 53,294 2.5
Boars 5,831 0.3
Sheep Total 42,349
Mature sheep 2,703 6.4
Lambs and yearlings 39,646 93.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 7, 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 64,146 36,406 80.8 10,795 11,160 17.6
Tuesday 66,919 34,024 80.1 12,986 9,923 18.2
Wednesday 56,180 42,383 79.8 12,694 10,254 18.6
Thursday 56,013 42,363 80.0 12,158 10,322 18.3
Friday 54,161 41,822 80.2 11,279 10,142 17.9
Saturday 665 184 18.5 3,158 440 78.3
Total 298,084 197,182 79.7 63,070 52,241 18.6
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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