Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 24.05.14
06/06/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 24, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 117,665 2,677 382,310 9,384 2,989 - 294
Tuesday 118,981 2,213 409,548 9,554 1,872 - 284
Wednesday 118,476 1,957 405,414 7,108 1,305 - 239
Thursday 117,354 1,800 372,468 9,449 1,867 - 278
Friday 113,799 2,378 392,607 7,030 2,148 - 156
Saturday 18,356 2 1,268 64 38 - -
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Total 604,631 11,027 1,963,615 42,589 10,219 - 1,251
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%Steers 54.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 93.0
%Heifers 26.6 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 7.0
%Cows 17.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.8
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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 24, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 477.0 Cattle 1,304 790
Steers 843
Heifers 777
Cows 632
Bulls 915
Calves and veal 1.9 Calves 293 173
Pork 422.9 Hogs 286 215
Barrows and gilts 213
Sows 307
Boars 209
Lamb and mutton 3.1 Sheep 145 73
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 73
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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, May 24, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 604,631
Steers 328,252 54.3
Heifers 160,628 26.6
Dairy cows 48,356 8.0
Other cows 56,510 9.3
Bulls 10,885 1.8
Calves Total 11,027
Hogs Total 1,963,615
Barrows and gilts 1,906,774 97.1
Sows 50,806 2.6
Boars 6,035 0.3
Sheep Total 42,589
Mature sheep 2,985 7.0
Lambs and yearlings 39,604 93.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 24, 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 63,164 33,696 82.3 7,743 11,035 16.0
Tuesday 64,983 31,047 80.7 10,541 10,393 17.6
Wednesday 63,679 31,837 80.6 9,811 11,223 17.8
Thursday 67,440 27,251 80.7 9,332 11,014 17.3
Friday 60,255 31,097 80.3 9,769 10,497 17.8
Saturday 8,731 5,700 78.6 1,160 2,348 19.1
Total 328,252 160,628 80.9 48,356 56,510 17.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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