Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.03.15
27/03/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 14, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,795 2,182 431,745 8,912 2,699 - 124
Tuesday 110,149 1,675 429,939 8,165 1,841 - 237
Wednesday 104,011 2,029 431,913 6,949 1,066 - 279
Thursday 102,907 1,416 433,151 8,947 1,593 - 242
Friday 98,207 2,150 420,387 7,503 1,338 - 220
Saturday 3,082 - 79,052 37 27 - -
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Total 528,151 9,452 2,226,187 40,513 8,564 - 1,102
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%Steers 50.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.4
%Heifers 28.7 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.6
%Cows 19.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.6
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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 14, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 430.1 Cattle 1,353 816
Steers 871
Heifers 819
Cows 658
Bulls 927
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 292 173
Pork 476.2 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 307
Boars 208
Lamb and mutton 2.9 Sheep 144 72
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 910.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 14, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 528,151
Steers 266,590 50.5
Heifers 151,385 28.7
Dairy cows 60,462 11.4
Other cows 41,501 7.9
Bulls 8,213 1.6
Calves Total 9,452
Hogs Total 2,226,187
Barrows and gilts 2,162,068 97.1
Sows 58,552 2.6
Boars 5,567 0.3
Sheep Total 40,513
Mature sheep 2,273 5.6
Lambs and yearlings 38,240 94.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 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 55,766 34,659 82.4 9,187 8,644 16.2
Tuesday 54,781 33,795 80.4 12,032 8,106 18.3
Wednesday 50,496 30,500 77.9 12,907 8,584 20.7
Thursday 56,325 24,737 78.8 11,968 7,964 19.4
Friday 49,006 27,496 77.9 12,833 7,181 20.4
Saturday 216 198 13.4 1,535 1,022 83.0
Total 266,590 151,385 79.1 60,462 41,501 19.3
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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