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Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.05.16

27/05/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, May 14, 2016
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         109,825   1,681     417,590    8,859     2,097       -        186
Tuesday        112,611   1,689     432,197    7,671     1,704       -        251
Wednesday      112,064   1,716     433,520    7,164     1,214       -        203
Thursday       112,711   1,303     434,385    7,709     1,508       -        255
Friday         112,355   1,663     402,630    7,102     1,477       -        200
Saturday        38,870     120      41,251      122        39       -          -
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Total          598,436   8,172   2,161,573   38,627     8,039       -      1,095
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%Steers        56.9    %Barrows & gilts      97.3    %Lambs & yearlings  93.8
%Heifers       24.6    %Sows                  2.4    %Mature sheep        6.2
%Cows          16.8    %Boars                 0.3                              
%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, May 14, 2016
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds
                                                                                
Beef                    485.0      Cattle                 1,336           812   
                                   Steers                                 863   
                                   Heifers                                799   
                                   Cows                                   648   
                                   Bulls                                  923   
                                                                                
Calves and veal           1.4      Calves                   291           173   
                                                                                
Pork                    459.6      Hogs                     284           213   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      210   
                                   Sows                                   309   
                                   Boars                                  211   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton           2.8      Sheep                    143            72   
                                   Mature sheep                            70   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     72   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production           948.8                                                   
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, May 14, 2016
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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Cattle                       Total      598,436                   
                            Steers      340,643         56.9      
                           Heifers      147,434         24.6      
                        Dairy cows       50,172          8.4      
                        Other cows       50,603          8.5      
                             Bulls        9,584          1.6      
                                                                  
Calves                       Total        8,172                   
                                                                  
Hogs                         Total    2,161,573                   
                 Barrows and gilts    2,102,202         97.3      
                              Sows       52,224          2.4      
                             Boars        7,147          0.3      
                                                                  
Sheep                        Total       38,627                   
                      Mature sheep        2,394          6.2      
               Lambs and yearlings       36,233         93.8      
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.          
                        Week Ending  Saturday, May 14, 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         58,238   30,980        81.2         7,942  10,692       17.0     
Tuesday        65,462   25,377        80.7        10,501   9,424       17.7     
Wednesday      61,850   28,710        80.8        10,436   9,318       17.6     
Thursday       66,087   25,401        81.2         9,293  10,022       17.1     
Friday         65,063   25,970        81.0        10,714   8,811       17.4     
Saturday       23,943   10,996        89.9         1,286   2,336        9.3     
                                                                                
Total         340,643  147,434        81.6        50,172  50,603       16.8     
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Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO


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