Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 11.10.14
24/10/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 11, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 114,956 2,101 426,851 9,045 3,762 - 99
Tuesday 115,161 1,814 428,163 8,213 1,993 - 243
Wednesday 112,495 1,768 426,317 7,430 999 - 223
Thursday 109,530 1,504 424,525 7,906 1,936 - 225
Friday 101,036 1,972 380,183 7,334 2,049 - 160
Saturday 11,016 - 58,336 69 32 - -
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Total 564,194 9,159 2,144,375 39,997 10,771 - 950
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%Steers 50.6 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 91.3
%Heifers 29.3 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 8.7
%Cows 18.1 %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, October 11, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 464.9 Cattle 1,355 826
Steers 899
Heifers 821
Cows 618
Bulls 900
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 305 182
Pork 456.9 Hogs 285 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 306
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 129 65
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 926.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 11, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 564,194
Steers 285,738 50.6
Heifers 165,279 29.3
Dairy cows 55,264 9.8
Other cows 46,776 8.3
Bulls 11,137 2.0
Calves Total 9,159
Hogs Total 2,144,375
Barrows and gilts 2,081,596 97.1
Sows 56,252 2.6
Boars 6,527 0.3
Sheep Total 39,997
Mature sheep 3,497 8.7
Lambs and yearlings 36,500 91.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 11, 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 58,861 35,034 81.7 8,939 9,750 16.3
Tuesday 59,628 33,605 81.0 10,787 9,158 17.3
Wednesday 59,567 31,302 80.8 11,074 8,550 17.4
Thursday 56,024 31,425 79.8 10,551 9,276 18.1
Friday 46,777 32,510 78.5 11,944 7,736 19.5
Saturday 4,881 1,403 57.0 1,969 2,306 38.8
Total 285,738 165,279 79.9 55,264 46,776 18.1
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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