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Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 25.04.15

08/05/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.         
                      Week Ending Saturday, April 25, 2015
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         110,868   1,769     427,312    7,994     1,925       -       138
Tuesday        109,963   1,681     427,442    8,487     1,505       -       181
Wednesday      111,374   1,671     426,253    6,393       932       -       170
Thursday       108,087   1,390     425,194    7,609     1,599       -       266
Friday         103,708   1,481     410,946    6,980     1,385       -       113
Saturday         4,188      17      48,067       22         9       -         -
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Total          548,188   8,009   2,165,214   37,485     7,355       -       868
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%Steers        54.3    %Barrows & gilts      97.6    %Lambs & yearlings  95.2
%Heifers       25.9    %Sows                  2.2    %Mature sheep        4.8
%Cows          18.1    %Boars                 0.3                             
%Bulls          1.7                                                           
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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 25, 2015
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds
                                                                               
Beef                    444.2      Cattle                 1,339           812  
                                   Steers                                 866  
                                   Heifers                                801  
                                   Cows                                   654  
                                   Bulls                                  940  
                                                                               
Calves and veal           1.5      Calves                   320           190  
                                                                               
Pork                    462.2      Hogs                     284           214  
                                   Barrows and gilts                      211  
                                   Sows                                   308  
                                   Boars                                  201  
                                                                               
Lamb and mutton           2.8      Sheep                    148            74  
                                   Mature sheep                            69  
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     74  
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Total meat                                                                     
   production           910.7                                                  
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, April 25, 2015
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                                      Number of        Percent   
              Species                   head          of total   
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Cattle                       Total      548,188                  
                            Steers      297,762         54.3     
                           Heifers      142,075         25.9     
                        Dairy cows       55,852         10.2     
                        Other cows       43,436          7.9     
                             Bulls        9,063          1.7     
                                                                 
Calves                       Total        8,009                  
                                                                 
Hogs                         Total    2,165,214                  
                 Barrows and gilts    2,112,619         97.6     
                              Sows       46,767          2.2     
                             Boars        5,828          0.3     
                                                                 
Sheep                        Total       37,485                  
                      Mature sheep        1,814          4.8     
               Lambs and yearlings       35,671         95.2     
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.         
                        Week Ending  Saturday, April 25, 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         60,683   30,679        82.4         8,489   9,059       15.8    
Tuesday        59,862   29,270        81.1        11,306   7,832       17.4    
Wednesday      60,324   30,079        81.2        11,418   8,148       17.6    
Thursday       58,086   28,211        79.8        11,462   8,607       18.6    
Friday         58,556   23,555        79.2        11,539   8,154       19.0    
Saturday          251      281        12.7         1,638   1,636       78.2    
                                                                               
Total         297,762  142,075        80.2        55,852  43,436       18.1    
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Source:  USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO


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