Actual slaughter under federal inspection-16.11.13
29/11/2013
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 16, 2013
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 108,081 2,646 392,373 8,177 1,123 - 105
Tuesday 121,676 2,756 435,932 9,959 3,169 - 250
Wednesday 120,582 3,039 425,781 8,713 1,576 - 175
Thursday 116,810 2,639 434,259 9,531 2,245 - 380
Friday 110,770 2,942 430,593 5,952 1,678 - 156
Saturday 22,805 1 226,866 38 22 - 45
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Total 600,724 14,023 2,345,804 42,370 9,813 - 1,111
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%Steers 49.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 27.0 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.5
%Cows 21.2 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 2.1
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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 16, 2013
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 481.9 Cattle 1,344 804
Steers 878
Heifers 806
Cows 620
Bulls 866
Calves and veal 2.1 Calves 261 153
Pork 497.0 Hogs 283 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 301
Boars 205
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 62
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 983.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 16, 2013
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 600,724
Steers 298,790 49.7
Heifers 162,008 27.0
Dairy cows 60,904 10.1
Other cows 66,549 11.1
Bulls 12,473 2.1
Calves Total 14,023
Hogs Total 2,345,804
Barrows and gilts 2,280,354 97.2
Sows 58,850 2.5
Boars 6,600 0.3
Sheep Total 42,370
Mature sheep 2,743 6.5
Lambs and yearlings 39,627 93.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 16, 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 52,844 30,603 77.2 9,396 12,820 20.6
Tuesday 63,552 30,514 77.3 12,319 13,043 20.8
Wednesday 63,918 30,461 78.3 11,658 12,209 19.8
Thursday 54,124 35,815 77.0 12,383 12,023 20.9
Friday 53,145 30,708 75.7 13,390 11,190 22.2
Saturday 11,207 3,907 66.3 1,758 5,264 30.8
Total 298,790 162,008 76.7 60,904 66,549 21.2
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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