Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 02.04.16
15/04/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 97,875 1,638 297,901 8,835 2,321 - 138
Tuesday 111,787 1,519 434,094 7,382 1,486 - 260
Wednesday 110,798 1,535 435,584 6,614 951 - 176
Thursday 107,877 932 437,175 7,254 1,432 - 208
Friday 99,551 1,681 429,242 5,931 1,268 - 155
Saturday 11,210 77 150,421 80 34 - -
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Total 539,098 7,382 2,184,417 36,096 7,492 - 937
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%Steers 53.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 94.9
%Heifers 26.5 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.1
%Cows 18.0 %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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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 446.6 Cattle 1,369 830
Steers 884
Heifers 829
Cows 661
Bulls 913
Calves and veal 1.3 Calves 292 173
Pork 466.9 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 312
Boars 203
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 143 72
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 917.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 539,098
Steers 290,805 53.9
Heifers 142,866 26.5
Dairy cows 51,317 9.5
Other cows 45,724 8.5
Bulls 8,386 1.6
Calves Total 7,382
Hogs Total 2,184,417
Barrows and gilts 2,124,085 97.2
Sows 55,368 2.5
Boars 4,964 0.2
Sheep Total 36,096
Mature sheep 1,823 5.1
Lambs and yearlings 34,273 94.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 2, 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 49,839 29,286 80.8 7,388 9,514 17.3
Tuesday 63,785 27,497 81.7 10,992 8,021 17.0
Wednesday 61,440 27,720 80.5 10,605 9,444 18.1
Thursday 61,598 24,694 80.0 10,245 9,610 18.4
Friday 48,328 30,409 79.1 11,156 8,025 19.3
Saturday 5,815 3,260 81.0 931 1,110 18.2
Total 290,805 142,866 80.4 51,317 45,724 18.0
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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