Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 28.05.16
10/06/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 28, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,250 1,767 432,718 9,016 2,183 - 142
Tuesday 112,248 1,786 429,916 7,913 1,419 - 247
Wednesday 112,985 1,572 432,819 7,581 1,371 - 206
Thursday 112,114 1,111 429,659 8,159 1,975 - 388
Friday 111,640 1,849 417,326 7,417 1,868 - 155
Saturday 27,598 127 41,998 101 48 - -
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Total 585,835 8,212 2,184,436 40,187 8,864 - 1,138
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%Steers 57.8 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 93.9
%Heifers 23.1 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 6.1
%Cows 17.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.8
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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 28, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 471.5 Cattle 1,329 806
Steers 859
Heifers 789
Cows 643
Bulls 912
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 299 177
Pork 462.8 Hogs 282 212
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 311
Boars 194
Lamb and mutton 2.9 Sheep 142 71
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 71
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Total meat
production 938.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 28, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 585,835
Steers 338,562 57.8
Heifers 135,541 23.1
Dairy cows 51,062 8.7
Other cows 50,160 8.6
Bulls 10,510 1.8
Calves Total 8,212
Hogs Total 2,184,436
Barrows and gilts 2,124,100 97.2
Sows 53,418 2.4
Boars 6,918 0.3
Sheep Total 40,187
Mature sheep 2,443 6.1
Lambs and yearlings 37,744 93.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 28, 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 62,158 26,294 81.0 7,986 10,763 17.2
Tuesday 65,004 24,705 79.9 10,992 9,681 18.4
Wednesday 64,617 26,878 81.0 10,025 9,477 17.3
Thursday 65,533 25,242 81.0 9,738 9,408 17.1
Friday 65,288 24,965 80.8 10,781 8,503 17.3
Saturday 15,962 7,457 84.9 1,540 2,328 14.0
Total 338,562 135,541 80.9 51,062 50,160 17.3
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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