Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 22.11.14
05/12/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 22, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,598 2,219 428,369 9,274 2,900 - 147
Tuesday 112,616 1,843 421,533 9,212 1,652 - 265
Wednesday 105,127 1,538 425,931 7,935 1,362 - 170
Thursday 114,445 1,687 431,854 8,525 1,985 - 256
Friday 112,612 2,280 418,847 6,378 1,455 - 189
Saturday 14,354 - 116,747 154 213 - 45
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Total 569,752 9,567 2,243,281 41,478 9,567 - 1,072
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%Steers 49.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 94.5
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 5.5
%Cows 19.0 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.8
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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 22, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 470.0 Cattle 1,367 827
Steers 901
Heifers 824
Cows 630
Bulls 896
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 306 182
Pork 481.6 Hogs 286 215
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 299
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 136 68
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 68
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Total meat
production 956.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 22, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 569,752
Steers 280,656 49.3
Heifers 170,498 29.9
Dairy cows 55,304 9.7
Other cows 52,787 9.3
Bulls 10,507 1.8
Calves Total 9,567
Hogs Total 2,243,281
Barrows and gilts 2,175,852 97.0
Sows 60,802 2.7
Boars 6,627 0.3
Sheep Total 41,478
Mature sheep 2,281 5.5
Lambs and yearlings 39,197 94.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 22, 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 53,389 37,042 81.8 7,988 10,309 16.5
Tuesday 55,800 34,214 79.9 11,073 9,593 18.4
Wednesday 48,863 33,685 78.5 10,874 9,918 19.8
Thursday 63,020 29,326 80.7 10,768 9,338 17.6
Friday 56,140 35,054 81.0 10,979 8,583 17.4
Saturday 3,444 1,177 32.2 3,622 5,046 60.4
Total 280,656 170,498 79.2 55,304 52,787 19.0
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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