Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.01.16
22/01/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 9, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 96,639 2,441 438,628 7,064 2,107 - 225
Tuesday 111,262 1,895 435,062 8,969 1,410 - 174
Wednesday 106,003 2,097 435,235 7,092 1,616 - 135
Thursday 111,171 1,378 438,438 7,646 1,817 - 186
Friday 102,867 2,214 433,014 6,469 1,653 - 144
Saturday 24,553 406 194,688 111 30 - -
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Total 552,495 10,431 2,375,065 37,351 8,633 - 864
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%Steers 53.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 24.2 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.4
%Cows 21.1 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.3
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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, January 9, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 458.7 Cattle 1,387 832
Steers 902
Heifers 837
Cows 643
Bulls 896
Calves and veal 1.7 Calves 276 163
Pork 511.2 Hogs 287 215
Barrows and gilts 213
Sows 311
Boars 228
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 141 70
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 71
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Total meat
production 974.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 9, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 552,495
Steers 295,049 53.4
Heifers 133,432 24.2
Dairy cows 68,500 12.4
Other cows 48,124 8.7
Bulls 7,390 1.3
Calves Total 10,431
Hogs Total 2,375,065
Barrows and gilts 2,312,983 97.4
Sows 58,464 2.5
Boars 3,618 0.2
Sheep Total 37,351
Mature sheep 2,021 5.4
Lambs and yearlings 35,330 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 9, 2016
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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 53,300 23,437 79.4 9,133 9,793 19.6
Tuesday 60,385 28,172 79.6 12,987 8,535 19.3
Wednesday 60,317 23,121 78.7 13,126 8,164 20.1
Thursday 59,968 28,222 79.3 12,851 8,507 19.2
Friday 52,627 27,281 77.7 13,445 8,100 20.9
Saturday 8,452 3,199 47.5 6,958 5,025 48.8
Total 295,049 133,432 77.6 68,500 48,124 21.1
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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