Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 24.10.15
06/11/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 24, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 111,608 1,891 405,503 8,905 2,609 - 146
Tuesday 112,546 1,848 399,296 8,364 1,665 - 248
Wednesday 110,837 1,761 418,182 7,051 1,031 - 221
Thursday 105,976 1,690 436,369 7,199 1,494 - 199
Friday 103,026 1,966 431,115 6,442 1,966 - 113
Saturday 9,156 227 231,593 124 18 - -
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Total 553,149 9,383 2,322,058 38,085 8,783 - 927
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%Steers 53.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 94.3
%Heifers 26.7 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 5.7
%Cows 18.2 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.6
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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, October 24, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 469.6 Cattle 1,392 851
Steers 927
Heifers 849
Cows 625
Bulls 894
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 304 180
Pork 492.9 Hogs 284 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 310
Boars 197
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 966.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 24, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 553,149
Steers 295,957 53.5
Heifers 147,709 26.7
Dairy cows 56,080 10.1
Other cows 44,337 8.0
Bulls 9,066 1.6
Calves Total 9,383
Hogs Total 2,322,058
Barrows and gilts 2,262,666 97.4
Sows 54,346 2.3
Boars 5,046 0.2
Sheep Total 38,085
Mature sheep 2,165 5.7
Lambs and yearlings 35,920 94.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 24, 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 ......: 61,964 29,612 82.1 8,630 9,541 16.3
Tuesday .....: 59,652 31,376 80.9 11,718 8,038 17.6
Wednesday ...: 60,542 28,830 80.6 11,587 8,229 17.9
Thursday ....: 54,972 29,514 79.7 10,291 9,399 18.6
Friday ......: 55,477 27,720 80.8 10,674 7,345 17.5
Saturday ....: 3,350 657 43.8 3,180 1,785 54.2
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Total .......:295,957 147,709 80.2 56,080 44,337 18.2
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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