Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 25.10.14
07/11/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 25, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 113,687 2,341 429,664 8,735 2,154 - 139
Tuesday 116,039 1,890 427,615 8,435 2,081 - 257
Wednesday 112,778 1,703 420,171 7,381 1,137 - 219
Thursday 108,474 1,366 426,929 7,717 1,519 - 229
Friday 106,099 2,181 391,297 6,783 1,989 - 130
Saturday 20,763 2 47,946 70 42 - -
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Total 577,840 9,483 2,143,622 39,121 8,922 - 974
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%Steers 49.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.6
%Cows 18.2 %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 25, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 477.7 Cattle 1,363 829
Steers 902
Heifers 826
Cows 626
Bulls 892
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 304 180
Pork 458.6 Hogs 286 214
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 306
Boars 201
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 133 67
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 940.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 25, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 577,840
Steers 285,162 49.3
Heifers 175,823 30.4
Dairy cows 56,091 9.7
Other cows 49,171 8.5
Bulls 11,593 2.0
Calves Total 9,483
Hogs Total 2,143,622
Barrows and gilts 2,081,760 97.1
Sows 54,826 2.6
Boars 7,036 0.3
Sheep Total 39,121
Mature sheep 2,188 5.6
Lambs and yearlings 36,933 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 25, 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 57,770 35,211 81.8 9,117 9,383 16.3
Tuesday 58,524 35,575 81.1 11,031 8,762 17.1
Wednesday 54,283 36,174 80.2 11,314 9,099 18.1
Thursday 53,435 33,002 79.7 10,585 9,327 18.4
Friday 52,474 32,445 80.0 11,004 8,083 18.0
Saturday 8,676 3,416 58.2 3,040 4,517 36.4
Total 285,162 175,823 79.8 56,091 49,171 18.2
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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