Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 11.06.16
24/06/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 11, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,330 1,930 408,096 9,425 2,651 - 247
Tuesday 113,388 1,630 432,694 8,853 1,839 - 238
Wednesday 111,288 1,616 434,495 8,119 1,222 - 243
Thursday 113,315 1,065 398,120 7,769 1,786 - 246
Friday 110,066 2,247 392,221 5,992 1,441 - 227
Saturday 35,321 112 24,329 217 58 - -
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Total 593,708 8,600 2,089,955 40,375 8,997 - 1,201
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%Steers 58.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.0 %Lambs & yearlings 94.5
%Heifers 23.1 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.5
%Cows 16.7 %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, June 11, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 481.8 Cattle 1,337 813
Steers 864
Heifers 794
Cows 649
Bulls 925
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 297 176
Pork 443.1 Hogs 283 212
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 308
Boars 206
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 138 69
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 929.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 11, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 593,708
Steers 346,333 58.3
Heifers 137,369 23.1
Dairy cows 50,716 8.5
Other cows 48,668 8.2
Bulls 10,622 1.8
Calves Total 8,600
Hogs Total 2,089,955
Barrows and gilts 2,027,444 97.0
Sows 55,310 2.6
Boars 7,201 0.3
Sheep Total 40,375
Mature sheep 2,225 5.5
Lambs and yearlings 38,150 94.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 11, 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 59,606 30,998 82.1 7,336 10,405 16.1
Tuesday 66,981 23,743 80.0 11,142 9,403 18.1
Wednesday 63,848 25,331 80.1 10,210 10,043 18.2
Thursday 67,213 23,827 80.3 9,711 10,267 17.6
Friday 65,569 25,177 82.4 10,574 6,854 15.8
Saturday 23,116 8,293 88.9 1,743 1,696 9.7
Total 346,333 137,369 81.5 50,716 48,668 16.7
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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