Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 26.12.15
08/01/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 26, 2015
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 111,692 2,615 437,119 9,990 3,509 - 172
Tuesday 113,596 2,227 438,777 9,739 2,290 - 155
Wednesday 112,280 2,040 428,333 8,707 2,146 - 261
Thursday 57,928 1,654 210,313 5,856 1,349 - 100
Friday - - - - - - -
Saturday 8,153 593 184,620 83 11 - -
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Total 403,649 9,129 1,699,162 34,375 9,305 - 688
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%Steers 53.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.5 %Lambs & yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 25.4 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 6.5
%Cows 19.8 %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
require inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in Federally
Inspected Plants, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 26, 2015
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 335.7 Cattle 1,387 834
Steers 906
Heifers 833
Cows 635
Bulls 869
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 287 169
Pork 360.1 Hogs 283 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 309
Boars 190
Lamb and mutton 2.2 Sheep 131 65
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 699.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 26, 2015
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 403,649
Steers 215,654 53.4
Heifers 102,622 25.4
Dairy cows 42,558 10.5
Other cows 37,202 9.2
Bulls 5,613 1.4
Calves Total 9,129
Hogs Total 1,699,162
Barrows and gilts 1,656,419 97.5
Sows 39,240 2.3
Boars 3,503 0.2
Sheep Total 34,375
Mature sheep 2,233 6.5
Lambs and yearlings 32,142 93.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 26, 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 60,864 29,916 81.3 9,305 10,007 17.3
Tuesday 60,427 30,973 80.5 11,990 8,871 18.4
Wednesday 60,401 29,649 80.2 11,477 9,262 18.5
Thursday 30,357 10,337 70.2 8,969 7,189 27.9
Friday - - - - - -
Saturday 3,605 1,747 65.6 817 1,873 33.0
Total 215,654 102,622 78.8 42,558 37,202 19.8
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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