Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.06.14
27/06/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 14, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 111,837 2,377 362,321 8,762 2,504 - 194
Tuesday 116,931 2,209 410,496 9,043 2,081 - 182
Wednesday 114,234 2,031 408,790 6,846 1,216 - 229
Thursday 116,075 1,816 410,795 9,085 1,791 - 285
Friday 114,645 2,140 296,784 5,567 1,985 - 128
Saturday 31,907 1 24,931 32 24 - -
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Total 605,629 10,574 1,914,117 39,335 9,601 - 1,018
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%Steers 54.2 %Barrows & gilts 96.9 %Lambs & yearlings 93.8
%Heifers 27.6 %Sows 2.8 %Mature sheep 6.2
%Cows 16.4 %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, June 14, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 480.4 Cattle 1,306 795
Steers 852
Heifers 777
Cows 623
Bulls 910
Calves and veal 1.8 Calves 283 167
Pork 411.5 Hogs 286 215
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 307
Boars 203
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 143 72
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 896.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 14, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 605,629
Steers 328,415 54.2
Heifers 167,066 27.6
Dairy cows 47,090 7.8
Other cows 52,300 8.6
Bulls 10,758 1.8
Calves Total 10,574
Hogs Total 1,914,117
Barrows and gilts 1,854,040 96.9
Sows 53,899 2.8
Boars 6,178 0.3
Sheep Total 39,335
Mature sheep 2,441 6.2
Lambs and yearlings 36,894 93.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 14, 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 56,408 34,961 81.7 6,952 11,369 16.4
Tuesday 63,652 30,631 80.6 10,412 10,162 17.6
Wednesday 63,520 30,165 82.0 9,020 9,784 16.5
Thursday 63,145 31,000 81.1 9,142 10,483 16.9
Friday 61,329 30,946 80.5 10,529 9,573 17.5
Saturday 20,361 9,363 93.2 1,035 929 6.2
Total 328,415 167,066 81.8 47,090 52,300 16.4
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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