Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 11.07.15
24/07/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 11, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 104,218 1,185 388,942 8,636 1,924 - 132
Tuesday 111,424 1,617 422,750 8,954 1,578 - 288
Wednesday 110,391 1,859 416,636 7,632 954 - 227
Thursday 112,489 1,219 416,653 8,333 1,483 - 204
Friday 108,818 1,750 388,169 5,185 1,937 - 156
Saturday 8,338 115 40,844 22 26 - 55
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Total 555,678 7,745 2,073,994 38,762 7,902 - 1,062
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%Steers 56.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.5
%Heifers 24.8 %Sows 2.7 %Mature sheep 5.5
%Cows 16.8 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.4
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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, July 11, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 457.3 Cattle 1,347 825
Steers 885
Heifers 803
Cows 642
Bulls 925
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 316 188
Pork 438.1 Hogs 281 211
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 309
Boars 208
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 140 70
Mature sheep 71
Lambs and yearlings 70
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Total meat
production 899.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 11, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 555,678
Steers 316,246 56.9
Heifers 137,984 24.8
Dairy cows 52,672 9.5
Other cows 40,731 7.3
Bulls 8,045 1.4
Calves Total 7,745
Hogs Total 2,073,994
Barrows and gilts 2,013,615 97.1
Sows 55,440 2.7
Boars 4,939 0.2
Sheep Total 38,762
Mature sheep 2,143 5.5
Lambs and yearlings 36,619 94.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 11, 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 62,060 26,761 85.2 6,224 7,870 13.5
Tuesday 62,551 27,733 81.0 11,758 8,075 17.8
Wednesday 60,429 29,293 81.3 11,169 8,017 17.4
Thursday 64,847 26,699 81.4 10,784 8,174 16.9
Friday 62,287 25,540 80.7 11,847 7,299 17.6
Saturday 4,072 1,958 72.3 890 1,296 26.2
Total 316,246 137,984 81.7 52,672 40,731 16.8
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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