Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 15.02.14
28/02/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 15, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 87,992 2,817 394,196 9,468 2,085 - 239
Tuesday 112,380 2,531 417,362 8,834 2,049 - 204
Wednesday 111,938 2,741 381,123 7,434 900 - 221
Thursday 109,298 1,916 375,758 8,073 890 - 248
Friday 111,378 2,073 421,755 5,133 1,664 - 100
Saturday 7,304 284 104,784 56 45 - -
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Total 540,290 12,362 2,094,978 38,998 7,633 - 1,012
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%Steers 51.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 92.7
%Heifers 28.5 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 7.3
%Cows 18.9 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.4
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- Represents zero.
1/ Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore do not req
inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in Federally Inspected plants
Inspected, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 15, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 432.3 Cattle 1,335 802
Steers 862
Heifers 802
Cows 632
Bulls 881
Calves and veal 1.9 Calves 267 158
Pork 445.8 Hogs 283 213
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 304
Boars 205
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 141 71
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 71
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Total meat
production 882.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 15, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 540,290
Steers 276,853 51.2
Heifers 153,750 28.5
Dairy cows 57,815 10.7
Other cows 44,089 8.2
Bulls 7,783 1.4
Calves Total 12,362
Hogs Total 2,094,978
Barrows and gilts 2,033,135 97.0
Sows 55,580 2.7
Boars 6,263 0.3
Sheep Total 38,998
Mature sheep 2,862 7.3
Lambs and yearlings 36,136 92.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 15, 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 45,806 24,648 80.1 7,382 8,442 18.0
Tuesday 54,913 34,659 79.7 12,587 8,648 18.9
Wednesday 56,931 32,620 80.0 12,321 8,773 18.8
Thursday 59,271 29,734 81.4 10,902 8,114 17.4
Friday 57,085 30,120 78.3 13,234 9,308 20.2
Saturday 2,847 1,969 65.9 1,389 804 30.0
Total 276,853 153,750 79.7 57,815 44,089 18.9
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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