Actual slaughter under federal inspection-02.03.13
15/03/2013
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 2, 2013
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 90,042 3,271 405,943 8,965 2,734 - 22
Tuesday 102,227 3,014 418,333 8,529 1,702 - 189
Wednesday 121,701 3,000 416,269 6,897 943 - 211
Thursday 113,746 2,360 427,904 7,641 1,385 - 325
Friday 108,053 3,138 420,337 6,869 1,870 - 92
Saturday 28,612 1 72,818 916 32 - -
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Total 564,381 14,784 2,161,604 39,817 8,666 - 839
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%Steers 48.0 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.3
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.7
%Cows 20.7 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.5
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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, March 2, 2013
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 446.3 Cattle 1,316 793
Steers 858
Heifers 800
Cows 624
Bulls 884
Calves and veal 2.1 Calves 246 144
Pork 449.4 Hogs 278 208
Barrows and gilts 205
Sows 307
Boars 206
Lamb and mutton 3.0 Sheep 148 74
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 75
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Total meat
production 900.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 2, 2013
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 564,381
Steers 270,676 48.0
Heifers 168,555 29.9
Dairy cows 63,178 11.2
Other cows 53,692 9.5
Bulls 8,280 1.5
Calves Total 14,784
Hogs Total 2,161,604
Barrows and gilts 2,100,265 97.2
Sows 54,929 2.5
Boars 6,410 0.3
Sheep Total 39,817
Mature sheep 1,883 4.7
Lambs and yearlings 37,934 95.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 2, 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 42,085 26,305 76.0 8,966 10,941 22.1
Tuesday 51,009 27,798 77.1 12,360 9,694 21.6
Wednesday 58,235 36,012 77.4 13,698 12,014 21.1
Thursday 53,500 34,681 77.5 12,910 11,100 21.1
Friday 49,953 32,376 76.2 14,200 9,732 22.1
Saturday 15,894 11,383 95.3 1,044 211 4.4
Total 270,676 168,555 77.8 63,178 53,692 20.7
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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