Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.04.16
22/04/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 9, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,392 1,789 434,305 8,215 1,746 - 157
Tuesday 111,812 1,742 436,839 8,195 1,260 - 230
Wednesday 108,894 1,498 427,959 7,083 849 - 163
Thursday 105,879 1,084 381,778 7,593 1,725 - 348
Friday 93,431 1,777 403,498 6,620 1,384 - 149
Saturday 6,300 62 74,596 61 34 - -
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Total 535,708 7,952 2,158,975 37,767 6,998 - 1,047
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%Steers 53.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 26.6 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.9
%Cows 18.5 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.7
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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 9, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 439.6 Cattle 1,357 822
Steers 880
Heifers 818
Cows 650
Bulls 919
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 295 175
Pork 461.3 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 313
Boars 206
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 143 72
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 904.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 9, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 535,708
Steers 284,867 53.2
Heifers 142,685 26.6
Dairy cows 53,894 10.1
Other cows 44,982 8.4
Bulls 9,280 1.7
Calves Total 7,952
Hogs Total 2,158,975
Barrows and gilts 2,098,741 97.2
Sows 54,874 2.5
Boars 5,360 0.2
Sheep Total 37,767
Mature sheep 1,846 4.9
Lambs and yearlings 35,921 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 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 51,503 38,064 81.9 8,539 9,363 16.4
Tuesday 61,316 28,537 80.4 11,600 8,510 18.0
Wednesday 61,726 26,673 81.2 10,241 8,693 17.4
Thursday 56,781 26,810 78.9 10,727 9,541 19.1
Friday 50,253 22,087 77.4 11,405 7,906 20.7
Saturday 3,288 514 60.3 1,382 969 37.3
Total 284,867 142,685 79.8 53,894 44,982 18.5
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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