Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 05.12.15
18/12/2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 5, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 107,963 2,074 439,696 9,070 2,668 - 157
Tuesday 106,538 2,045 437,200 8,866 1,203 - 179
Wednesday 105,386 1,430 436,172 7,415 1,143 - 159
Thursday 109,565 1,719 435,667 8,105 1,320 - 270
Friday 108,964 1,965 433,297 6,905 1,651 - 108
Saturday 17,475 241 241,411 116 50 - -
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Total 555,891 9,474 2,423,443 40,477 8,035 - 873
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%Steers 52.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 94.7
%Heifers 27.6 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.3
%Cows 18.9 %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, December 5, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 467.8 Cattle 1,398 843
Steers 913
Heifers 846
Cows 641
Bulls 891
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 308 181
Pork 518.7 Hogs 286 214
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 311
Boars 238
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 138 69
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 991.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 5, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 555,891
Steers 290,110 52.2
Heifers 153,322 27.6
Dairy cows 58,736 10.6
Other cows 46,169 8.3
Bulls 7,554 1.4
Calves Total 9,474
Hogs Total 2,423,443
Barrows and gilts 2,360,640 97.4
Sows 57,538 2.4
Boars 5,265 0.2
Sheep Total 40,477
Mature sheep 2,161 5.3
Lambs and yearlings 38,316 94.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 5, 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 55,655 34,401 83.4 6,863 9,856 15.5
Tuesday 51,320 33,630 79.7 11,736 8,425 18.9
Wednesday 55,255 27,106 78.2 12,321 9,302 20.5
Thursday 59,150 27,712 79.3 11,881 9,210 19.2
Friday 60,332 26,774 79.9 12,597 7,544 18.5
Saturday 8,398 3,699 69.2 3,338 1,832 29.6
Total 290,110 153,322 79.8 58,736 46,169 18.9
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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