Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-12.01.13
25/01/2013
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 12, 2013
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 125,124 3,265 428,015 8,348 2,830 - 107
Tuesday 127,377 3,265 426,682 8,468 1,457 - 126
Wednesday 124,503 3,535 425,833 6,665 1,108 - 141
Thursday 125,964 2,430 428,787 8,555 1,929 - 361
Friday 110,843 3,187 422,839 5,507 2,005 - 113
Saturday 12,061 230 135,542 48 39 - -
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Total 625,872 15,912 2,267,698 37,591 9,368 - 848
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%Steers 47.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 28.2 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.9
%Cows 22.5 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.6
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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, January 12, 2013
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 497.0 Cattle 1,330 796
Steers 872
Heifers 804
Cows 618
Bulls 867
Calves and veal 2.4 Calves 253 148
Pork 470.8 Hogs 277 208
Barrows and gilts 205
Sows 306
Boars 202
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 142 71
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 71
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Total meat
production 972.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 12, 2013
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 625,872
Steers 298,532 47.7
Heifers 176,403 28.2
Dairy cows 72,474 11.6
Other cows 68,596 11.0
Bulls 9,867 1.6
Calves Total 15,912
Hogs Total 2,267,698
Barrows and gilts 2,203,183 97.2
Sows 56,449 2.5
Boars 8,066 0.4
Sheep Total 37,591
Mature sheep 1,840 4.9
Lambs and yearlings 35,751 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 12, 2013
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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 56,402 42,024 78.7 11,698 13,475 20.1
Tuesday 66,353 33,950 78.7 13,467 11,972 20.0
Wednesday 55,166 40,784 77.1 14,487 12,239 21.5
Thursday 63,338 33,979 77.3 13,993 12,815 21.3
Friday 56,385 25,551 73.9 14,643 11,967 24.0
Saturday 888 115 8.3 4,186 6,128 85.5
Total 298,532 176,403 75.9 72,474 68,596 22.5
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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