Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-23.06.12
06/07/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 23, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 127,620 2,774 391,000 8,497 2,618 - 68
Tuesday 126,290 2,814 390,917 6,880 2,332 - 174
Wednesday 126,394 2,282 398,086 7,039 1,212 - 270
Thursday 128,015 2,201 398,567 7,232 2,326 - 171
Friday 126,695 2,865 379,142 6,645 1,856 - 108
Saturday 18,911 - 1,526 34 46 - -
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Total 653,925 12,936 1,959,238 36,327 10,390 - 791
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%Steers 53.2 %Barrows & gilts 96.7 %Lambs & yearlings 92.0
%Heifers 27.6 %Sows 2.9 %Mature sheep 8.0
%Cows 17.5 %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, June 23, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 515.9 Cattle 1,294 790
Steers 853
Heifers 780
Cows 607
Bulls 891
Calves and veal 2.0 Calves 262 156
Pork 400.6 Hogs 273 205
Barrows and gilts 201
Sows 308
Boars 210
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 151 75
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 76
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Total meat
production 921.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 23, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 653,925
Steers 347,955 53.2
Heifers 180,201 27.6
Dairy cows 52,469 8.0
Other cows 62,145 9.5
Bulls 11,155 1.7
Calves Total 12,936
Hogs Total 1,959,238
Barrows and gilts 1,895,085 96.7
Sows 57,144 2.9
Boars 7,009 0.4
Sheep Total 36,327
Mature sheep 2,901 8.0
Lambs and yearlings 33,426 92.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 23, 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 68,935 34,241 80.8 7,708 14,596 17.5
Tuesday 67,638 34,255 80.7 11,106 11,117 17.6
Wednesday 65,592 35,539 80.0 11,127 11,973 18.3
Thursday 66,791 35,565 80.0 10,396 13,071 18.3
Friday 68,657 33,611 80.7 11,037 10,928 17.3
Saturday 10,342 6,990 91.7 1,095 460 8.2
Total 347,955 180,201 80.8 52,469 62,145 17.5
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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