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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 7, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,432 1,843 431,082 8,640 2,140 - 140
Tuesday 112,320 1,864 433,364 7,849 1,307 - 142
Wednesday 108,846 1,493 430,107 6,348 1,272 - 217
Thursday 108,464 1,188 431,975 8,164 1,629 - 263
Friday 111,572 1,666 418,275 6,367 1,639 - 208
Saturday 35,754 143 71,930 764 67 - -
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Total 586,388 8,197 2,216,733 38,132 8,054 - 970
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%Steers 57.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.7
%Heifers 23.8 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.3
%Cows 17.2 %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, May 7, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 475.7 Cattle 1,341 813
Steers 862
Heifers 801
Cows 653
Bulls 915
Calves and veal 1.3 Calves 280 165
Pork 473.4 Hogs 285 214
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 311
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 148 74
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 75
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Total meat
production 953.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 7, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 586,388
Steers 335,765 57.3
Heifers 139,783 23.8
Dairy cows 52,537 9.0
Other cows 48,592 8.3
Bulls 9,711 1.7
Calves Total 8,197
Hogs Total 2,216,733
Barrows and gilts 2,152,780 97.1
Sows 56,964 2.6
Boars 6,989 0.3
Sheep Total 38,132
Mature sheep 2,035 5.3
Lambs and yearlings 36,097 94.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 7, 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 61,622 27,156 81.1 8,442 10,208 17.0
Tuesday 66,574 23,529 80.2 10,980 9,464 18.2
Wednesday 60,790 25,953 79.7 11,108 9,279 18.7
Thursday 60,943 25,475 79.7 9,985 9,905 18.3
Friday 62,693 27,783 81.1 10,636 8,571 17.2
Saturday 23,143 9,887 92.4 1,386 1,165 7.1
Total 335,765 139,783 81.1 52,537 48,592 17.2
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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