Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.02.15
27/02/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 14, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,711 2,143 408,702 8,186 2,160 - 184
Tuesday 110,095 1,912 430,814 7,173 1,877 - 187
Wednesday 97,950 2,012 431,173 6,966 740 - 243
Thursday 109,453 1,417 434,298 7,890 1,462 - 260
Friday 105,901 2,078 424,261 6,133 1,212 - 94
Saturday 6,319 - 97,251 105 108 - -
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Total 540,429 9,562 2,226,499 36,453 7,559 - 968
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%Steers 48.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.3
%Heifers 29.7 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.7
%Cows 20.3 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.4
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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, February 14, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 441.1 Cattle 1,360 818
Steers 881
Heifers 817
Cows 661
Bulls 906
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 296 175
Pork 477.6 Hogs 285 215
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 306
Boars 204
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 143 71
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 922.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 14, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 540,429
Steers 262,962 48.7
Heifers 160,405 29.7
Dairy cows 63,736 11.8
Other cows 45,784 8.5
Bulls 7,542 1.4
Calves Total 9,562
Hogs Total 2,226,499
Barrows and gilts 2,166,622 97.3
Sows 54,798 2.5
Boars 5,079 0.2
Sheep Total 36,453
Mature sheep 2,078 5.7
Lambs and yearlings 34,375 94.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 14, 2015
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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 54,371 35,402 81.1 9,793 9,563 17.5
Tuesday 55,738 31,579 79.3 12,506 8,990 19.5
Wednesday 49,320 24,957 75.8 13,084 9,121 22.7
Thursday 53,643 32,570 78.8 12,440 9,277 19.8
Friday 48,873 34,496 78.7 13,074 7,875 19.8
Saturday 1,017 1,401 38.3 2,839 958 60.1
Total 262,962 160,405 78.3 63,736 45,784 20.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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