Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 28.02.15
13/03/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 28, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 99,347 2,222 430,391 8,753 1,881 - 186
Tuesday 109,764 1,706 406,291 8,023 1,225 - 159
Wednesday 101,740 1,807 404,762 6,820 617 - 250
Thursday 108,971 1,428 423,778 7,991 1,389 - 216
Friday 103,682 1,797 419,075 7,014 929 - 52
Saturday 2,385 1 174,271 74 19 - -
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Total 525,889 8,961 2,258,568 38,675 6,060 - 863
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%Steers 51.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 27.8 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.9
%Cows 19.6 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.3
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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 28, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 429.3 Cattle 1,353 818
Steers 875
Heifers 811
Cows 670
Bulls 930
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 285 168
Pork 483.9 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 305
Boars 200
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 145 73
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 73
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Total meat
production 917.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 28, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 525,889
Steers 269,825 51.3
Heifers 146,313 27.8
Dairy cows 58,414 11.1
Other cows 44,414 8.4
Bulls 6,923 1.3
Calves Total 8,961
Hogs Total 2,258,568
Barrows and gilts 2,196,559 97.3
Sows 56,831 2.5
Boars 5,178 0.2
Sheep Total 38,675
Mature sheep 1,876 4.9
Lambs and yearlings 36,799 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 28, 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 50,257 30,661 81.4 8,235 8,842 17.2
Tuesday 56,522 31,434 80.1 12,334 8,231 18.7
Wednesday 53,588 25,550 77.8 12,145 9,227 21.0
Thursday 56,537 30,958 80.3 11,444 8,558 18.4
Friday 52,892 27,397 77.4 12,937 8,923 21.1
Saturday 29 313 14.3 1,319 633 81.8
Total 269,825 146,313 79.1 58,414 44,414 19.6
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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