Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 18.06.16
01/07/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 18, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 109,620 1,707 424,835 7,284 2,544 - 151
Tuesday 111,752 1,804 428,743 7,940 1,630 - 190
Wednesday 113,139 1,590 425,598 6,864 1,059 - 259
Thursday 107,839 1,181 425,315 8,015 1,740 - 270
Friday 112,040 2,012 420,208 6,846 1,423 - 136
Saturday 51,206 117 27,170 99 22 - -
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Total 605,596 8,411 2,151,869 37,048 8,418 - 1,006
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%Steers 59.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 22.8 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.5
%Cows 16.3 %Boars 0.2
%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 18, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 493.0 Cattle 1,339 816
Steers 867
Heifers 794
Cows 647
Bulls 921
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 292 173
Pork 453.3 Hogs 280 211
Barrows and gilts 208
Sows 312
Boars 233
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 140 70
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 70
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Total meat
production 950.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 18, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 605,596
Steers 358,461 59.2
Heifers 138,012 22.8
Dairy cows 49,801 8.2
Other cows 48,718 8.0
Bulls 10,604 1.8
Calves Total 8,411
Hogs Total 2,151,869
Barrows and gilts 2,094,247 97.3
Sows 54,158 2.5
Boars 3,464 0.2
Sheep Total 37,048
Mature sheep 2,425 6.5
Lambs and yearlings 34,623 93.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 18, 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 65,370 24,641 82.1 7,596 9,857 15.9
Tuesday 66,429 23,793 80.7 10,395 8,942 17.3
Wednesday 62,216 29,597 81.2 10,404 9,119 17.3
Thursday 65,017 22,504 81.2 9,177 9,030 16.9
Friday 69,480 21,573 81.3 10,441 8,948 17.3
Saturday 29,949 15,904 89.5 1,788 2,822 9.0
Total 358,461 138,012 82.0 49,801 48,718 16.3
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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