Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-08.09.12
21/09/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 8, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 2,523 751 2,331 591 395 - -
Tuesday 128,669 3,465 439,941 9,855 3,442 - 257
Wednesday 126,597 3,685 435,653 9,133 2,375 - 242
Thursday 124,627 3,138 434,393 7,278 2,428 - 170
Friday 127,645 3,286 429,164 7,667 1,898 - 210
Saturday 40,892 - 325,924 200 29 - -
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Total 550,953 14,325 2,067,406 34,724 10,567 - 879
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%Steers 50.8 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 91.9
%Heifers 27.7 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 8.1
%Cows 19.7 %Boars 0.2
%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, September 8, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 437.9 Cattle 1,310 796
Steers 870
Heifers 799
Cows 595
Bulls 878
Calves and veal 2.0 Calves 235 138
Pork 419.1 Hogs 271 203
Barrows and gilts 200
Sows 304
Boars 202
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 150 75
Mature sheep 62
Lambs and yearlings 76
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Total meat
production 861.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 8, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 550,953
Steers 280,121 50.8
Heifers 152,375 27.7
Dairy cows 55,900 10.1
Other cows 52,742 9.6
Bulls 9,815 1.8
Calves Total 14,325
Hogs Total 2,067,406
Barrows and gilts 2,008,829 97.2
Sows 53,579 2.6
Boars 4,998 0.2
Sheep Total 34,724
Mature sheep 2,818 8.1
Lambs and yearlings 31,906 91.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 8, 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 1,236 522 69.7 369 367 29.2
Tuesday 69,846 32,921 79.9 10,904 12,453 18.2
Wednesday 62,679 38,153 79.6 12,822 10,937 18.8
Thursday 63,477 32,942 77.4 13,872 12,209 20.9
Friday 64,090 36,569 78.9 14,266 10,522 19.4
Saturday 18,793 11,268 73.5 3,667 6,254 24.3
Total 280,121 152,375 78.5 55,900 52,742 19.7
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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