Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-25.08.12
07/09/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 125,835 3,168 421,733 9,519 2,639 - 104
Tuesday 129,048 3,603 426,597 7,444 1,730 - 207
Wednesday 123,152 2,726 427,153 8,369 1,428 - 68
Thursday 126,924 2,268 426,317 7,532 1,919 - 172
Friday 125,477 3,115 422,016 6,640 1,754 - 238
Saturday 21,602 486 148,129 48 31 - -
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Total 652,038 15,366 2,271,945 39,552 9,501 - 789
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%Steers 50.8 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 90.9
%Heifers 28.1 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 9.1
%Cows 19.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.8
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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, August 25, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 516.3 Cattle 1,303 793
Steers 867
Heifers 791
Cows 591
Bulls 887
Calves and veal 2.1 Calves 231 137
Pork 457.6 Hogs 270 201
Barrows and gilts 199
Sows 307
Boars 206
Lamb and mutton 2.9 Sheep 147 73
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 74
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Total meat
production 978.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 652,038
Steers 331,124 50.8
Heifers 183,256 28.1
Dairy cows 59,953 9.2
Other cows 65,755 10.1
Bulls 11,950 1.8
Calves Total 15,366
Hogs Total 2,271,945
Barrows and gilts 2,204,432 97.0
Sows 60,533 2.7
Boars 6,980 0.3
Sheep Total 39,552
Mature sheep 3,600 9.1
Lambs and yearlings 35,952 90.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 25, 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 68,041 33,923 81.0 8,644 13,191 17.4
Tuesday 67,944 34,841 79.6 11,987 12,060 18.6
Wednesday 66,108 32,541 80.1 11,707 10,849 18.3
Thursday 61,031 39,682 79.3 11,696 12,179 18.8
Friday 60,710 37,985 78.7 12,398 11,905 19.4
Saturday 7,290 4,284 53.6 3,521 5,571 42.1
Total 331,124 183,256 78.9 59,953 65,755 19.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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