Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 23.04.16
06/05/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 23, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,347 2,058 431,917 8,490 1,976 - 206
Tuesday 112,067 1,656 435,639 7,954 1,239 - 182
Wednesday 109,340 1,572 430,646 7,472 1,151 - 216
Thursday 111,923 859 431,745 7,990 1,471 - 237
Friday 111,488 1,773 419,189 7,416 1,275 - 122
Saturday 30,621 113 83,972 395 182 - -
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Total 584,786 8,031 2,233,108 39,717 7,294 - 963
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%Steers 56.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 24.4 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.9
%Cows 17.0 %Boars 0.3
%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 23, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 476.4 Cattle 1,344 816
Steers 870
Heifers 807
Cows 641
Bulls 905
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 287 170
Pork 477.2 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 312
Boars 202
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 136 69
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 957.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 23, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 584,786
Steers 332,555 56.9
Heifers 142,930 24.4
Dairy cows 53,201 9.1
Other cows 46,448 7.9
Bulls 9,652 1.7
Calves Total 8,031
Hogs Total 2,233,108
Barrows and gilts 2,171,151 97.2
Sows 55,543 2.5
Boars 6,414 0.3
Sheep Total 39,717
Mature sheep 1,927 4.9
Lambs and yearlings 37,790 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 23, 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 60,775 27,455 80.7 8,676 10,352 17.4
Tuesday 63,387 26,617 80.3 10,968 9,099 17.9
Wednesday 64,517 23,950 80.9 10,092 9,091 17.5
Thursday 65,218 24,895 80.5 10,928 8,955 17.8
Friday 60,115 30,569 81.3 11,311 7,714 17.1
Saturday 18,543 9,444 91.4 1,226 1,237 8.0
Total 332,555 142,930 81.3 53,201 46,448 17.0
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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