Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 29.03.14
11/04/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 29, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 115,525 2,392 412,974 9,952 2,309 - 230
Tuesday 117,955 2,234 416,753 9,303 1,942 - 234
Wednesday 119,572 2,291 409,777 7,144 1,063 - 181
Thursday 116,052 1,825 407,689 8,483 1,599 - 235
Friday 110,196 2,687 360,990 7,081 1,697 - 133
Saturday 8,482 2 22,887 1,364 23 - 44
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Total 587,782 11,431 2,031,070 43,327 8,633 - 1,057
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%Steers 48.9 %Barrows & gilts 96.9 %Lambs & yearlings 94.8
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 5.2
%Cows 19.1 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 2.0
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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, March 29, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 464.3 Cattle 1,315 792
Steers 852
Heifers 789
Cows 629
Bulls 904
Calves and veal 1.8 Calves 264 155
Pork 435.9 Hogs 286 215
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 303
Boars 202
Lamb and mutton 3.1 Sheep 142 71
Mature sheep 63
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 905.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 29, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 587,782
Steers 287,714 48.9
Heifers 175,887 29.9
Dairy cows 57,710 9.8
Other cows 54,834 9.3
Bulls 11,637 2.0
Calves Total 11,431
Hogs Total 2,031,070
Barrows and gilts 1,967,683 96.9
Sows 55,839 2.7
Boars 7,548 0.4
Sheep Total 43,327
Mature sheep 2,243 5.2
Lambs and yearlings 41,084 94.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 29, 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 58,930 34,558 80.9 8,081 11,596 17.0
Tuesday 56,474 35,729 78.2 12,622 10,828 19.9
Wednesday 59,831 34,597 79.0 11,866 11,061 19.2
Thursday 56,363 35,785 79.4 10,668 10,962 18.6
Friday 52,631 34,549 79.1 12,150 8,834 19.0
Saturday 3,485 669 49.0 2,323 1,553 45.7
Total 287,714 175,887 78.9 57,710 54,834 19.1
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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