Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 06.06.15
19/06/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 6, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 112,318 1,745 416,706 8,909 2,328 - 136
Tuesday 114,734 1,728 422,467 8,361 1,713 - 185
Wednesday 110,107 1,521 418,733 6,504 967 - 245
Thursday 109,443 1,434 419,899 7,832 1,693 - 205
Friday 103,531 1,564 408,287 6,821 1,582 - 131
Saturday 3,702 11 34,004 20 22 - -
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Total 553,835 8,003 2,120,096 38,447 8,305 - 902
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%Steers 58.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 93.4
%Heifers 22.6 %Sows 2.8 %Mature sheep 6.6
%Cows 17.4 %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, June 6, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 448.1 Cattle 1,332 811
Steers 866
Heifers 786
Cows 645
Bulls 939
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 337 201
Pork 453.0 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 311
Boars 203
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 146 73
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 73
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Total meat
production 905.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 6, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 553,835
Steers 322,318 58.2
Heifers 125,398 22.6
Dairy cows 53,201 9.6
Other cows 43,291 7.8
Bulls 9,627 1.7
Calves Total 8,003
Hogs Total 2,120,096
Barrows and gilts 2,055,468 97.0
Sows 58,928 2.8
Boars 5,700 0.3
Sheep Total 38,447
Mature sheep 2,520 6.6
Lambs and yearlings 35,927 93.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 6, 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 62,941 29,931 82.7 8,740 8,785 15.6
Tuesday 67,223 26,869 82.0 10,881 8,146 16.6
Wednesday 66,916 22,546 81.3 11,303 7,495 17.1
Thursday 65,964 23,038 81.3 10,066 8,263 16.7
Friday 59,058 22,996 79.3 10,968 8,582 18.9
Saturday 216 18 6.3 1,243 2,020 88.1
Total 322,318 125,398 80.8 53,201 43,291 17.4
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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