Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 30.01.16
12/02/2016
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 30, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,860 2,133 430,199 7,564 1,297 - 254
Tuesday 112,005 1,993 438,219 7,938 1,560 - 204
Wednesday 109,633 1,801 437,911 5,777 966 - 233
Thursday 112,102 1,573 431,620 6,945 1,762 - 212
Friday 106,705 2,093 423,952 6,026 1,104 - 173
Saturday 19,174 324 158,132 82 31 - -
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Total 570,479 9,917 2,320,033 34,332 6,720 - 1,076
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%Steers 51.8 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 26.9 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 4.9
%Cows 19.9 %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, January 30, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 473.4 Cattle 1,386 832
Steers 898
Heifers 832
Cows 653
Bulls 906
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 283 166
Pork 494.5 Hogs 284 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 312
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 146 73
Mature sheep 71
Lambs and yearlings 73
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Total meat
production 972.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 30, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 570,479
Steers 295,618 51.8
Heifers 153,551 26.9
Dairy cows 65,133 11.4
Other cows 48,355 8.5
Bulls 7,822 1.4
Calves Total 9,917
Hogs Total 2,320,033
Barrows and gilts 2,254,832 97.2
Sows 60,201 2.6
Boars 5,000 0.2
Sheep Total 34,332
Mature sheep 1,677 4.9
Lambs and yearlings 32,655 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 30, 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 55,382 35,322 81.8 9,781 9,078 17.0
Tuesday 61,423 28,481 80.3 12,153 8,542 18.5
Wednesday 59,342 27,359 79.1 12,835 8,587 19.5
Thursday 60,550 28,884 79.8 12,202 9,015 18.9
Friday 54,285 29,617 78.6 12,814 8,588 20.1
Saturday 4,636 3,888 44.5 5,348 4,545 51.6
Total 295,618 153,551 78.7 65,133 48,355 19.9
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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