Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 23.08.14
05/09/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 23, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 107,896 2,221 407,617 9,178 2,768 - 147
Tuesday 115,468 2,022 408,978 8,544 1,932 - 214
Wednesday 116,829 1,953 405,035 7,207 1,233 - 189
Thursday 116,490 1,522 406,223 8,017 1,682 - 343
Friday 116,224 1,961 342,935 5,651 2,121 - 93
Saturday 23,095 2 30,883 53 27 - 45
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Total 596,002 9,681 2,001,671 38,650 9,763 - 1,031
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%Steers 54.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 27.3 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.4
%Cows 16.5 %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 23, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 485.0 Cattle 1,334 815
Steers 880
Heifers 798
Cows 620
Bulls 916
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 284 168
Pork 424.3 Hogs 283 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 305
Boars 200
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 130 65
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 913.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 23, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 596,002
Steers 323,003 54.2
Heifers 162,436 27.3
Dairy cows 54,474 9.1
Other cows 43,946 7.4
Bulls 12,143 2.0
Calves Total 9,681
Hogs Total 2,001,671
Barrows and gilts 1,942,649 97.1
Sows 52,492 2.6
Boars 6,530 0.3
Sheep Total 38,650
Mature sheep 2,086 5.4
Lambs and yearlings 36,564 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 23, 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 58,588 30,153 82.2 7,936 8,765 15.5
Tuesday 64,814 29,217 81.4 10,843 8,342 16.6
Wednesday 63,185 31,988 81.5 11,309 8,331 16.8
Thursday 64,337 31,640 82.4 9,588 8,498 15.5
Friday 62,675 32,730 82.1 11,026 7,731 16.1
Saturday 9,404 6,708 69.8 3,772 2,279 26.2
Total 323,003 162,436 81.4 54,474 43,946 16.5
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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