Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 04.04.15
17/04/2015
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 4, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 108,591 1,797 438,493 10,944 3,234 - 231
Tuesday 109,553 1,124 423,244 10,222 1,845 - 302
Wednesday 101,151 1,614 435,774 9,891 1,268 - 242
Thursday 102,929 1,214 427,304 9,060 1,834 - 156
Friday 96,497 1,841 402,205 7,035 1,680 - 101
Saturday 6,679 3 62,568 281 29 - -
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Total 525,400 7,593 2,189,588 47,433 9,890 - 1,032
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%Steers 48.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 30.5 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.0
%Cows 18.8 %Boars 0.2
%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, April 4, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 427.1 Cattle 1,346 815
Steers 869
Heifers 820
Cows 653
Bulls 932
Calves and veal 1.3 Calves 301 178
Pork 467.5 Hogs 284 214
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 307
Boars 208
Lamb and mutton 3.2 Sheep 133 67
Mature sheep 63
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 899.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 4, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 525,400
Steers 256,920 48.9
Heifers 159,986 30.5
Dairy cows 56,836 10.8
Other cows 42,134 8.0
Bulls 9,524 1.8
Calves Total 7,593
Hogs Total 2,189,588
Barrows and gilts 2,131,180 97.3
Sows 53,168 2.4
Boars 5,240 0.2
Sheep Total 47,433
Mature sheep 2,354 5.0
Lambs and yearlings 45,079 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 4, 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 52,236 37,081 82.3 8,789 8,401 15.8
Tuesday 57,577 29,930 79.9 11,925 8,309 18.5
Wednesday 49,148 29,783 78.0 12,365 8,262 20.4
Thursday 50,887 30,619 79.2 11,274 8,116 18.8
Friday 45,365 29,709 77.8 11,299 8,234 20.2
Saturday 1,707 2,864 68.4 1,184 812 29.9
Total 256,920 159,986 79.4 56,836 42,134 18.8
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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