Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 25.06.16
08/07/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 25, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,440 2,130 419,341 8,672 2,306 - 195
Tuesday 112,305 1,511 422,363 7,575 1,683 - 222
Wednesday 111,680 1,549 420,935 7,344 1,016 - 230
Thursday 114,469 1,257 423,920 8,054 1,993 - 295
Friday 113,426 1,892 400,674 6,554 1,339 - 171
Saturday 45,306 119 8,377 116 53 - -
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Total 607,626 8,458 2,095,610 38,315 8,390 - 1,113
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%Steers 59.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.5
%Heifers 22.4 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.5
%Cows 16.0 %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, June 25, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 494.0 Cattle 1,335 815
Steers 864
Heifers 795
Cows 641
Bulls 928
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 281 166
Pork 437.8 Hogs 278 209
Barrows and gilts 207
Sows 306
Boars 206
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 137 69
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 935.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 25, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 607,626
Steers 363,971 59.9
Heifers 136,183 22.4
Dairy cows 48,974 8.1
Other cows 48,029 7.9
Bulls 10,469 1.7
Calves Total 8,458
Hogs Total 2,095,610
Barrows and gilts 2,039,518 97.3
Sows 49,361 2.4
Boars 6,731 0.3
Sheep Total 38,315
Mature sheep 2,089 5.5
Lambs and yearlings 36,226 94.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 25, 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 65,319 25,697 82.4 7,608 9,549 15.5
Tuesday 65,537 24,825 80.5 10,484 9,391 17.7
Wednesday 64,864 25,289 80.7 9,616 9,997 17.6
Thursday 69,780 23,611 81.6 9,432 9,571 16.6
Friday 66,549 25,778 81.4 10,497 8,678 16.9
Saturday 31,922 10,983 94.7 1,337 843 4.8
Total 363,971 136,183 82.3 48,974 48,029 16.0
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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