Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 07.03.15
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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 7, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 108,037 1,791 430,554 9,170 2,284 - 237
Tuesday 108,894 2,003 433,279 7,749 1,330 - 259
Wednesday 105,062 1,889 430,517 7,845 992 - 288
Thursday 107,272 1,329 406,204 8,091 1,173 - 172
Friday 102,872 2,104 409,341 6,076 1,052 - 103
Saturday 3,002 1 103,309 1,421 74 - -
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Total 535,139 9,117 2,213,204 40,352 6,905 - 1,059
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%Steers 50.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.4
%Heifers 29.3 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 4.6
%Cows 19.1 %Boars 0.3
%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, March 7, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 437.4 Cattle 1,355 819
Steers 876
Heifers 817
Cows 665
Bulls 922
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 291 172
Pork 473.6 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 307
Boars 205
Lamb and mutton 3.0 Sheep 147 73
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 74
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Total meat
production 915.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 7, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 535,139
Steers 269,138 50.3
Heifers 156,545 29.3
Dairy cows 60,055 11.2
Other cows 42,222 7.9
Bulls 7,179 1.3
Calves Total 9,117
Hogs Total 2,213,204
Barrows and gilts 2,154,070 97.3
Sows 53,549 2.4
Boars 5,585 0.3
Sheep Total 40,352
Mature sheep 1,849 4.6
Lambs and yearlings 38,503 95.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 7, 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 54,279 34,521 82.2 9,455 8,308 16.4
Tuesday 57,052 30,293 80.2 12,187 7,984 18.5
Wednesday 49,605 32,701 78.3 12,539 8,995 20.5
Thursday 55,759 29,729 79.7 12,159 8,150 18.9
Friday 52,283 29,039 79.1 11,826 8,145 19.4
Saturday 160 262 14.1 1,889 640 84.2
Total 269,138 156,545 79.5 60,055 42,222 19.1
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
(816)-676-7000 e-mail: stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
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