Actual slaughter under federal inspection-06.07.13
19/07/2013
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 6, 2013
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 121,926 3,048 423,714 9,836 3,022 - 147
Tuesday 125,729 2,955 424,703 9,317 3,136 - 137
Wednesday 123,961 3,398 422,567 9,417 2,432 - 335
Thursday 1,548 12 1,502 215 173 - -
Friday 121,150 2,749 404,714 8,346 3,124 - 101
Saturday 62,506 - 106,373 171 76 - -
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Total 556,820 12,162 1,783,573 37,302 11,963 - 720
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%Steers 52.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.5 %Lambs & yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 28.5 %Sows 2.2 %Mature sheep 5.9
%Cows 17.6 %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, July 6, 2013
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 442.5 Cattle 1,302 796
Steers 860
Heifers 780
Cows 622
Bulls 892
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 238 140
Pork 362.2 Hogs 271 203
Barrows and gilts 201
Sows 302
Boars 202
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 138 69
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 809.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 6, 2013
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 556,820
Steers 292,009 52.4
Heifers 158,730 28.5
Dairy cows 47,195 8.5
Other cows 50,746 9.1
Bulls 8,140 1.5
Calves Total 12,162
Hogs Total 1,783,573
Barrows and gilts 1,738,709 97.5
Sows 39,492 2.2
Boars 5,372 0.3
Sheep Total 37,302
Mature sheep 2,200 5.9
Lambs and yearlings 35,102 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 6, 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 64,908 33,222 80.5 8,291 13,263 17.7
Tuesday 64,955 34,297 78.9 11,789 12,656 19.4
Wednesday 62,972 34,906 79.0 12,265 11,803 19.4
Thursday 860 315 75.9 272 55 21.1
Friday 64,135 34,328 81.3 11,158 9,851 17.3
Saturday 34,179 21,662 89.3 3,420 3,118 10.5
Total 292,009 158,730 80.9 47,195 50,746 17.6
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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