Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 29.08.15
11/09/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 29, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,493 2,184 433,848 8,342 2,453 - 197
Tuesday 108,882 1,545 422,228 8,130 1,570 - 251
Wednesday 107,954 1,288 428,421 6,513 1,181 - 206
Thursday 111,249 1,273 429,436 8,058 1,634 - 249
Friday 108,178 1,572 403,970 5,499 1,472 - 94
Saturday 6,835 26 106,869 80 12 - -
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Total 552,591 7,888 2,224,772 36,622 8,322 - 997
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%Steers 56.6 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 24.8 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.5
%Cows 16.8 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.8
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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, August 29, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 462.2 Cattle 1,369 838
Steers 906
Heifers 814
Cows 633
Bulls 921
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 314 186
Pork 463.8 Hogs 278 209
Barrows and gilts 206
Sows 311
Boars 211
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 135 68
Mature sheep 71
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 929.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 29, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 552,591
Steers 312,646 56.6
Heifers 137,112 24.8
Dairy cows 53,915 9.8
Other cows 38,746 7.0
Bulls 10,172 1.8
Calves Total 7,888
Hogs Total 2,224,772
Barrows and gilts 2,163,708 97.3
Sows 55,191 2.5
Boars 5,873 0.3
Sheep Total 36,622
Mature sheep 2,376 6.5
Lambs and yearlings 34,246 93.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 29, 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 61,211 30,340 83.6 8,599 7,225 14.5
Tuesday 61,077 27,643 81.5 10,847 7,525 16.9
Wednesday 59,934 27,290 80.8 11,435 7,388 17.4
Thursday 64,676 25,256 80.8 10,910 8,361 17.3
Friday 62,742 25,618 81.7 10,830 6,854 16.3
Saturday 3,006 965 58.1 1,294 1,393 39.3
Total 312,646 137,112 81.4 53,915 38,746 16.8
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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