Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 31.10.15
13/11/2015
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 31, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,911 1,805 435,942 8,262 2,315 - 135
Tuesday 113,381 1,794 425,789 8,443 1,576 - 196
Wednesday 110,813 1,615 430,230 6,314 1,105 - 204
Thursday 106,738 1,308 433,329 7,833 1,569 - 193
Friday 100,489 1,909 392,744 7,024 1,394 - 173
Saturday 14,049 246 136,303 132 19 - -
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Total 555,381 8,677 2,254,337 38,008 7,978 - 901
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%Steers 53.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 25.9 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 4.9
%Cows 19.0 %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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