Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 02.05.15
15/05/2015
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 2, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 105,533 1,888 426,675 8,085 2,188 - 134
Tuesday 113,100 1,468 426,896 7,747 1,524 - 253
Wednesday 115,063 1,515 426,305 7,512 1,002 - 203
Thursday 115,992 940 424,137 8,004 1,527 - 157
Friday 107,411 1,523 412,694 6,149 1,658 - 108
Saturday 6,744 24 34,489 16 19 - -
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Total 563,843 7,358 2,151,196 37,513 7,918 - 855
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%Steers 55.0 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 93.0
%Heifers 26.3 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 7.0
%Cows 17.1 %Boars 0.2
%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, May 2, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 456.8 Cattle 1,334 812
Steers 865
Heifers 794
Cows 655
Bulls 936
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 319 190
Pork 458.7 Hogs 284 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 310
Boars 208
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 147 74
Mature sheep 72
Lambs and yearlings 74
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Total meat
production 919.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 2, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 563,843
Steers 310,187 55.0
Heifers 148,133 26.3
Dairy cows 52,764 9.4
Other cows 43,563 7.7
Bulls 9,196 1.6
Calves Total 7,358
Hogs Total 2,151,196
Barrows and gilts 2,087,642 97.0
Sows 58,367 2.7
Boars 5,187 0.2
Sheep Total 37,513
Mature sheep 2,642 7.0
Lambs and yearlings 34,871 93.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 2, 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 58,987 28,216 82.6 8,389 8,015 15.5
Tuesday 64,176 28,151 81.6 10,551 8,559 16.9
Wednesday 61,622 31,478 80.9 11,238 8,995 17.6
Thursday 67,755 26,610 81.4 10,088 9,471 16.9
Friday 54,979 30,707 79.8 11,756 8,230 18.6
Saturday 2,668 2,971 83.6 742 293 15.3
Total 310,187 148,133 81.3 52,764 43,563 17.1
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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