Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 04.01.14
17/01/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 4, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 132,520 3,293 436,904 10,376 3,262 - 202
Tuesday 103,319 3,407 373,577 8,686 1,995 - 152
Wednesday 381 - 218 - - - -
Thursday 121,507 2,869 427,595 9,549 1,839 - 260
Friday 120,871 3,781 414,615 6,342 943 - 57
Saturday 46,191 3 339,394 225 266 - -
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Total 524,789 13,353 1,992,303 35,178 8,305 - 671
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%Steers 49.8 %Barrows & gilts 97.6 %Lambs & yearlings 94.9
%Heifers 29.8 %Sows 2.2 %Mature sheep 5.1
%Cows 19.3 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.1
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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, January 4, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 422.5 Cattle 1,338 807
Steers 876
Heifers 807
Cows 624
Bulls 869
Calves and veal 1.9 Calves 241 141
Pork 425.7 Hogs 284 214
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 302
Boars 205
Lamb and mutton 2.4 Sheep 135 68
Mature sheep 62
Lambs and yearlings 68
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Total meat
production 852.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 4, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 524,789
Steers 261,439 49.8
Heifers 156,163 29.8
Dairy cows 51,198 9.8
Other cows 50,282 9.6
Bulls 5,707 1.1
Calves Total 13,353
Hogs Total 1,992,303
Barrows and gilts 1,944,649 97.6
Sows 42,997 2.2
Boars 4,657 0.2
Sheep Total 35,178
Mature sheep 1,796 5.1
Lambs and yearlings 33,382 94.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 4, 2014
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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 62,708 45,568 81.7 9,858 12,907 17.2
Tuesday 47,488 28,931 74.0 13,670 11,908 24.8
Wednesday 15 16 8.1 221 85 80.3
Thursday 66,635 29,746 79.3 11,549 12,139 19.5
Friday 60,766 35,903 80.0 12,638 10,399 19.1
Saturday 23,827 15,999 86.2 3,262 2,844 13.2
Total 261,439 156,163 79.6 51,198 50,282 19.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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