Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 10.05.14
23/05/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 10, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 118,373 2,508 385,165 9,665 2,071 - 231
Tuesday 120,339 2,194 412,655 9,589 1,777 - 222
Wednesday 121,015 1,882 408,120 7,842 1,375 - 270
Thursday 120,259 1,558 393,669 8,210 2,175 - 236
Friday 110,332 2,501 372,746 5,454 1,747 - 124
Saturday 9,485 165 34,981 45 32 - -
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Total 599,803 10,808 2,007,336 40,805 9,177 - 1,083
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%Steers 55.1 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 26.0 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.9
%Cows 17.2 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.7
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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, May 10, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 472.2 Cattle 1,302 789
Steers 839
Heifers 776
Cows 634
Bulls 907
Calves and veal 1.8 Calves 276 164
Pork 433.0 Hogs 287 216
Barrows and gilts 213
Sows 305
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 3.0 Sheep 148 74
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 75
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Total meat
production 910.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 10, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 599,803
Steers 330,547 55.1
Heifers 155,744 26.0
Dairy cows 48,798 8.1
Other cows 54,364 9.1
Bulls 10,350 1.7
Calves Total 10,808
Hogs Total 2,007,336
Barrows and gilts 1,948,405 97.1
Sows 52,536 2.6
Boars 6,395 0.3
Sheep Total 40,805
Mature sheep 2,424 5.9
Lambs and yearlings 38,381 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 10, 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 67,369 29,565 81.9 7,949 11,243 16.2
Tuesday 65,174 33,333 81.9 10,151 9,790 16.6
Wednesday 66,950 30,366 80.4 10,405 11,337 18.0
Thursday 65,489 31,824 80.9 9,328 11,523 17.3
Friday 61,143 26,807 79.7 10,222 10,116 18.4
Saturday 4,422 3,849 87.2 743 355 11.6
Total 330,547 155,744 81.1 48,798 54,364 17.2
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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