Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 08.11.14
21/11/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 8, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 112,821 1,756 428,032 8,979 2,464 - 133
Tuesday 115,656 1,533 429,420 9,219 2,193 - 163
Wednesday 103,595 1,651 429,227 7,948 1,322 - 266
Thursday 114,840 1,611 429,311 8,193 1,709 - 277
Friday 109,097 2,086 410,631 5,970 1,643 - 111
Saturday 12,016 91 100,441 27 9 - -
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Total 568,025 8,728 2,227,062 40,336 9,340 - 950
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%Steers 48.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 92.8
%Heifers 30.2 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 7.2
%Cows 19.1 %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, November 8, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 469.3 Cattle 1,364 828
Steers 903
Heifers 830
Cows 627
Bulls 895
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 309 184
Pork 478.1 Hogs 287 215
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 301
Boars 217
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 134 67
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 951.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 8, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 568,025
Steers 276,810 48.7
Heifers 171,392 30.2
Dairy cows 55,885 9.8
Other cows 52,847 9.3
Bulls 11,091 2.0
Calves Total 8,728
Hogs Total 2,227,062
Barrows and gilts 2,163,123 97.1
Sows 57,641 2.6
Boars 6,298 0.3
Sheep Total 40,336
Mature sheep 2,913 7.2
Lambs and yearlings 37,423 92.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 8, 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 54,842 36,963 81.4 8,068 10,710 16.6
Tuesday 57,018 35,444 79.9 11,101 9,991 18.2
Wednesday 50,976 30,102 78.3 11,053 9,584 19.9
Thursday 59,693 32,784 80.5 10,057 10,006 17.5
Friday 51,610 35,423 79.8 11,597 8,589 18.5
Saturday 2,671 676 27.9 4,009 3,967 66.4
Total 276,810 171,392 78.9 55,885 52,847 19.1
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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