Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 30.04.16
13/05/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,565 1,861 422,294 10,031 2,465 - 159
Tuesday 112,560 1,549 432,222 10,868 1,744 - 277
Wednesday 111,058 1,825 432,733 10,042 1,257 - 213
Thursday 113,051 1,160 401,064 9,364 1,633 - 272
Friday 110,677 1,901 388,131 7,093 1,669 - 153
Saturday 32,383 143 59,165 72 43 - -
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Total 590,294 8,439 2,135,609 47,470 8,811 - 1,074
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%Steers 58.0 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 93.8
%Heifers 22.8 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 6.2
%Cows 17.4 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.9
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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 30, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 479.9 Cattle 1,342 815
Steers 868
Heifers 803
Cows 645
Bulls 889
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 291 173
Pork 455.8 Hogs 285 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 313
Boars 206
Lamb and mutton 3.2 Sheep 132 67
Mature sheep 63
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 940.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 590,294
Steers 342,164 58.0
Heifers 134,645 22.8
Dairy cows 53,187 9.0
Other cows 49,366 8.4
Bulls 10,932 1.9
Calves Total 8,439
Hogs Total 2,135,609
Barrows and gilts 2,072,539 97.0
Sows 56,575 2.6
Boars 6,495 0.3
Sheep Total 47,470
Mature sheep 2,953 6.2
Lambs and yearlings 44,517 93.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 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 62,579 27,110 81.1 8,909 9,972 17.1
Tuesday 66,507 23,731 80.2 10,704 9,659 18.1
Wednesday 66,255 23,307 80.6 10,439 9,354 17.8
Thursday 64,366 25,554 79.5 10,325 9,617 17.6
Friday 63,038 26,502 80.9 10,867 8,547 17.5
Saturday 19,419 8,441 86.0 1,943 2,217 12.8
Total 342,164 134,645 80.8 53,187 49,366 17.4
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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