Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 21.05.16
03/06/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 21, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,945 1,863 431,636 9,019 2,034 - 206
Tuesday 112,384 1,656 431,591 7,402 1,453 - 216
Wednesday 112,162 1,494 429,542 6,936 866 - 268
Thursday 113,403 1,233 400,342 7,893 1,683 - 449
Friday 111,225 1,756 380,769 6,938 1,560 - 253
Saturday 30,065 52 41,126 920 31 - -
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Total 590,184 8,054 2,115,006 39,108 7,627 - 1,392
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%Steers 59.1 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 22.4 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.9
%Cows 16.9 %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 21, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 478.4 Cattle 1,336 812
Steers 862
Heifers 796
Cows 648
Bulls 917
Calves and veal 1.3 Calves 285 168
Pork 449.3 Hogs 283 213
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 309
Boars 227
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 145 73
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 73
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Total meat
production 931.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 21, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 590,184
Steers 348,640 59.1
Heifers 132,058 22.4
Dairy cows 50,534 8.6
Other cows 49,180 8.3
Bulls 9,772 1.7
Calves Total 8,054
Hogs Total 2,115,006
Barrows and gilts 2,057,343 97.3
Sows 52,177 2.5
Boars 5,486 0.3
Sheep Total 39,108
Mature sheep 2,319 5.9
Lambs and yearlings 36,789 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 21, 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 64,151 26,239 81.5 8,264 10,395 16.8
Tuesday 65,927 23,698 79.7 10,996 9,831 18.5
Wednesday 67,332 23,576 81.1 9,816 9,589 17.3
Thursday 66,795 24,726 80.7 9,637 10,288 17.6
Friday 65,815 24,790 81.5 10,433 8,283 16.8
Saturday 18,620 9,029 92.0 1,388 794 7.3
Total 348,640 132,058 81.4 50,534 49,180 16.9
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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