Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-27.10.12
09/11/2012
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 27, 2012
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 126,751 3,371 433,811 9,504 3,633 - 50
Tuesday 127,650 2,772 429,422 9,030 2,213 - 123
Wednesday 115,187 3,635 434,032 10,192 1,894 - 146
Thursday 126,870 2,776 431,500 9,081 2,247 - 203
Friday 123,589 3,153 427,786 7,913 4,471 - 139
Saturday 25,644 11 212,091 774 1,469 - -
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Total 645,691 15,718 2,368,642 46,494 15,927 - 661
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%Steers 49.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 90.1
%Heifers 27.5 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 9.9
%Cows 21.4 %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, October 27, 2012
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 512.8 Cattle 1,322 796
Steers 876
Heifers 806
Cows 592
Bulls 854
Calves and veal 2.2 Calves 245 143
Pork 484.2 Hogs 275 204
Barrows and gilts 202
Sows 303
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 3.1 Sheep 132 66
Mature sheep 60
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 1,002.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 27, 2012
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 645,691
Steers 318,171 49.3
Heifers 177,584 27.5
Dairy cows 62,864 9.7
Other cows 75,455 11.7
Bulls 11,617 1.8
Calves Total 15,718
Hogs Total 2,368,642
Barrows and gilts 2,300,637 97.1
Sows 60,452 2.6
Boars 7,553 0.3
Sheep Total 46,494
Mature sheep 4,594 9.9
Lambs and yearlings 41,900 90.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 27, 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 62,970 37,869 79.6 9,032 14,819 18.8
Tuesday 66,138 33,617 78.1 12,647 13,306 20.3
Wednesday 53,339 33,196 75.1 13,056 13,457 23.0
Thursday 62,427 36,847 78.2 11,840 13,442 19.9
Friday 62,644 32,665 77.1 12,547 13,439 21.0
Saturday 10,653 3,390 54.8 3,742 6,992 41.9
Total 318,171 177,584 76.8 62,864 75,455 21.4
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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