Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 02.07.16
15/07/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 2, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,863 1,807 425,665 8,784 2,385 - 220
Tuesday 113,772 1,906 427,623 8,050 1,910 - 181
Wednesday 113,625 1,585 428,715 6,649 1,420 - 229
Thursday 113,619 1,402 424,980 8,289 2,358 - 290
Friday 112,675 2,105 393,886 7,650 1,749 - 176
Saturday 40,913 126 17,653 205 418 - -
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Total 605,467 8,931 2,118,522 39,627 10,240 - 1,096
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%Steers 57.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 94.7
%Heifers 24.2 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.3
%Cows 16.8 %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, July 2, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 491.5 Cattle 1,335 813
Steers 868
Heifers 798
Cows 637
Bulls 917
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 279 165
Pork 441.8 Hogs 278 209
Barrows and gilts 206
Sows 314
Boars 220
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 135 68
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 68
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Total meat
production 937.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 2, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 605,467
Steers 346,085 57.2
Heifers 146,617 24.2
Dairy cows 51,216 8.5
Other cows 50,663 8.4
Bulls 10,886 1.8
Calves Total 8,931
Hogs Total 2,118,522
Barrows and gilts 2,060,075 97.2
Sows 53,958 2.5
Boars 4,489 0.2
Sheep Total 39,627
Mature sheep 2,096 5.3
Lambs and yearlings 37,531 94.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 2, 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 64,304 26,443 81.9 8,165 9,718 16.1
Tuesday 65,312 25,991 80.3 10,274 10,102 17.9
Wednesday 60,560 31,117 80.7 9,865 10,139 17.6
Thursday 63,489 27,826 80.4 10,264 9,706 17.6
Friday 65,200 25,736 80.7 11,395 8,427 17.6
Saturday 27,220 9,504 89.8 1,253 2,571 9.3
Total 346,085 146,617 81.4 51,216 50,663 16.8
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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