Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.05.15
22/05/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 9, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 111,518 1,746 424,457 8,681 2,542 - 217
Tuesday 114,348 1,519 419,284 8,224 1,490 - 300
Wednesday 101,837 1,788 417,154 7,115 1,045 - 311
Thursday 115,655 1,028 423,122 7,922 1,419 - 204
Friday 115,143 1,751 407,191 5,760 1,787 - 250
Saturday 7,909 10 19,937 22 24 - -
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Total 566,410 7,842 2,111,145 37,724 8,307 - 1,282
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%Steers 55.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 93.1
%Heifers 25.2 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 6.9
%Cows 17.6 %Boars 0.2
%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, May 9, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 461.2 Cattle 1,340 816
Steers 870
Heifers 798
Cows 660
Bulls 931
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 335 200
Pork 449.3 Hogs 284 213
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 311
Boars 211
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 145 73
Mature sheep 70
Lambs and yearlings 73
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Total meat
production 914.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 9, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 566,410
Steers 314,519 55.5
Heifers 142,970 25.2
Dairy cows 51,617 9.1
Other cows 47,957 8.5
Bulls 9,347 1.7
Calves Total 7,842
Hogs Total 2,111,145
Barrows and gilts 2,049,086 97.1
Sows 57,346 2.7
Boars 4,713 0.2
Sheep Total 37,724
Mature sheep 2,601 6.9
Lambs and yearlings 35,123 93.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 9, 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 59,021 33,422 82.9 7,812 9,280 15.3
Tuesday 62,568 30,360 81.3 11,271 8,546 17.3
Wednesday 55,984 24,286 78.8 10,876 8,951 19.5
Thursday 66,886 27,386 81.5 9,530 10,080 17.0
Friday 67,041 25,428 80.3 11,140 9,490 17.9
Saturday 3,019 2,088 64.6 988 1,610 32.8
Total 314,519 142,970 80.8 51,617 47,957 17.6
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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