Actual slaughter under federal inspection-09.11.13
22/11/2013
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 9, 2013
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 116,763 2,825 432,607 10,471 2,516 - 220
Tuesday 118,458 3,111 434,109 9,602 2,095 - 187
Wednesday 120,919 3,029 432,795 7,736 1,254 - 136
Thursday 120,554 2,600 435,008 9,121 2,014 - 196
Friday 108,582 2,657 435,072 5,969 1,880 - 175
Saturday 25,884 2 116,623 38 25 - 45
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Total 611,160 14,224 2,286,214 42,937 9,784 - 959
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%Steers 49.1 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 91.3
%Heifers 28.3 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 8.7
%Cows 20.5 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 2.0
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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, November 9, 2013
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 489.5 Cattle 1,337 803
Steers 877
Heifers 804
Cows 616
Bulls 863
Calves and veal 2.1 Calves 257 151
Pork 483.3 Hogs 283 211
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 304
Boars 202
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 129 65
Mature sheep 59
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 977.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 9, 2013
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 611,160
Steers 300,079 49.1
Heifers 173,248 28.3
Dairy cows 61,146 10.0
Other cows 64,447 10.5
Bulls 12,240 2.0
Calves Total 14,224
Hogs Total 2,286,214
Barrows and gilts 2,219,186 97.1
Sows 60,241 2.6
Boars 6,787 0.3
Sheep Total 42,937
Mature sheep 3,740 8.7
Lambs and yearlings 39,197 91.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 9, 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 59,071 32,584 78.5 9,060 13,600 19.4
Tuesday 55,691 35,465 77.0 12,513 12,311 21.0
Wednesday 60,743 32,699 77.3 12,616 12,391 20.7
Thursday 59,502 34,149 77.7 12,158 12,531 20.5
Friday 52,041 30,085 75.6 12,956 11,163 22.2
Saturday 13,031 8,266 82.3 1,843 2,451 16.6
Total 300,079 173,248 77.4 61,146 64,447 20.5
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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