Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 16.08.14
29/08/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 16, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 112,753 2,340 374,682 8,931 2,626 - 150
Tuesday 117,099 1,959 409,575 7,844 2,042 - 207
Wednesday 114,450 2,118 408,919 7,116 1,689 - 188
Thursday 112,166 1,391 406,478 8,042 1,790 - 240
Friday 113,651 2,181 392,175 5,850 1,662 - 162
Saturday 9,958 1 24,389 33 26 - -
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Total 580,077 9,990 2,016,218 37,816 9,835 - 947
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%Steers 54.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 93.0
%Heifers 26.8 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 7.0
%Cows 16.7 %Boars 0.3
%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, August 16, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 471.6 Cattle 1,335 815
Steers 879
Heifers 793
Cows 626
Bulls 911
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 275 163
Pork 428.5 Hogs 283 213
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 308
Boars 204
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 904.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 16, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 580,077
Steers 316,299 54.5
Heifers 155,267 26.8
Dairy cows 52,948 9.1
Other cows 44,185 7.6
Bulls 11,378 2.0
Calves Total 9,990
Hogs Total 2,016,218
Barrows and gilts 1,958,356 97.1
Sows 50,857 2.5
Boars 7,005 0.3
Sheep Total 37,816
Mature sheep 2,641 7.0
Lambs and yearlings 35,175 93.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 16, 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 59,635 33,948 83.0 7,842 8,940 14.9
Tuesday 66,748 27,909 80.8 11,380 8,784 17.2
Wednesday 62,497 30,750 81.5 10,251 8,830 16.7
Thursday 62,614 28,131 80.9 10,128 8,872 16.9
Friday 59,981 32,309 81.2 11,581 7,764 17.0
Saturday 4,824 2,220 70.7 1,766 995 27.7
Total 316,299 155,267 81.3 52,948 44,185 16.7
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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