Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 05.07.14
18/07/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 5, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 117,881 2,550 404,670 10,336 3,107 - 180
Tuesday 115,918 2,661 412,401 9,644 1,891 - 151
Wednesday 116,641 2,223 414,623 8,567 2,018 - 231
Thursday 116,517 2,316 398,858 8,618 2,513 - 191
Friday 3,662 415 1,682 272 240 - -
Saturday 22,141 - 856 52 127 - -
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Total 492,760 10,165 1,633,090 37,489 9,896 - 753
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%Steers 52.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 93.4
%Heifers 29.3 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 6.6
%Cows 16.2 %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, July 5, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 393.8 Cattle 1,315 801
Steers 861
Heifers 781
Cows 626
Bulls 907
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 271 159
Pork 348.0 Hogs 283 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 310
Boars 202
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 135 68
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 68
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Total meat
production 746.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 5, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 492,760
Steers 259,757 52.7
Heifers 144,300 29.3
Dairy cows 41,630 8.4
Other cows 38,173 7.7
Bulls 8,900 1.8
Calves Total 10,165
Hogs Total 1,633,090
Barrows and gilts 1,585,348 97.1
Sows 42,926 2.6
Boars 4,816 0.3
Sheep Total 37,489
Mature sheep 2,466 6.6
Lambs and yearlings 35,023 93.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 5, 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 58,945 38,838 83.0 7,699 10,133 15.1
Tuesday 60,227 32,914 80.4 10,464 10,060 17.7
Wednesday 60,887 33,102 80.6 10,599 9,895 17.6
Thursday 65,224 30,917 82.5 10,688 7,693 15.8
Friday 702 353 28.8 2,024 363 65.2
Saturday 13,772 8,176 99.1 156 29 0.8
Total 259,757 144,300 82.0 41,630 38,173 16.2
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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