Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 13.06.15
26/06/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 13, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,144 1,885 418,262 8,784 2,182 - 157
Tuesday 111,887 1,459 424,535 8,101 1,830 - 232
Wednesday 90,043 1,335 415,818 7,656 1,119 - 177
Thursday 112,471 1,341 420,877 8,408 1,846 - 287
Friday 107,771 1,651 408,916 6,327 1,824 - 97
Saturday 8,082 8 32,210 21 30 - 46
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Total 540,398 7,679 2,120,618 39,297 8,831 - 996
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%Steers 56.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 24.5 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 5.9
%Cows 16.9 %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, June 13, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 438.8 Cattle 1,332 814
Steers 869
Heifers 788
Cows 649
Bulls 936
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 344 205
Pork 450.6 Hogs 283 213
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 311
Boars 216
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 143 71
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 893.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 13, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 540,398
Steers 307,472 56.9
Heifers 132,466 24.5
Dairy cows 48,985 9.1
Other cows 42,106 7.8
Bulls 9,369 1.7
Calves Total 7,679
Hogs Total 2,120,618
Barrows and gilts 2,059,401 97.1
Sows 56,543 2.7
Boars 4,674 0.2
Sheep Total 39,297
Mature sheep 2,329 5.9
Lambs and yearlings 36,968 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 13, 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 61,459 29,689 82.8 7,335 9,702 15.5
Tuesday 65,265 26,595 82.1 10,267 7,928 16.3
Wednesday 51,003 18,516 77.2 10,644 8,220 20.9
Thursday 64,373 28,424 82.5 9,513 8,062 15.6
Friday 60,375 27,193 81.3 10,639 7,848 17.2
Saturday 4,997 2,049 87.2 587 346 11.5
Total 307,472 132,466 81.4 48,985 42,106 16.9
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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