Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 16.07.16
29/07/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 16, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 112,472 2,001 406,601 8,936 2,258 - 204
Tuesday 114,961 1,995 427,011 7,941 1,742 - 255
Wednesday 114,414 1,797 425,816 7,231 1,326 - 254
Thursday 106,848 1,032 431,635 7,604 1,741 - 258
Friday 107,379 2,037 416,199 4,694 1,251 - 150
Saturday 42,090 242 17,167 1,106 44 - -
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Total 598,164 9,104 2,124,429 37,512 8,362 - 1,121
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%Steers 57.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 23.7 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.0
%Cows 17.2 %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
require inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in Federally
Inspected Plants, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 16, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 489.3 Cattle 1,346 820
Steers 880
Heifers 802
Cows 632
Bulls 913
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 258 151
Pork 443.5 Hogs 278 209
Barrows and gilts 206
Sows 310
Boars 216
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 140 70
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 70
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Total meat
production 936.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 16, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 598,164
Steers 342,540 57.3
Heifers 141,839 23.7
Dairy cows 53,016 8.9
Other cows 50,017 8.4
Bulls 10,752 1.8
Calves Total 9,104
Hogs Total 2,124,429
Barrows and gilts 2,064,120 97.2
Sows 54,304 2.6
Boars 6,005 0.3
Sheep Total 37,512
Mature sheep 1,864 5.0
Lambs and yearlings 35,648 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 16, 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 63,011 29,356 82.1 8,194 9,979 16.2
Tuesday 66,249 25,972 80.2 11,405 9,265 18.0
Wednesday 66,070 26,250 80.7 10,419 9,517 17.4
Thursday 60,683 24,747 80.0 9,912 9,313 18.0
Friday 62,902 22,711 79.7 10,938 8,901 18.5
Saturday 23,625 12,803 86.5 2,148 3,042 12.3
Total 342,540 141,839 81.0 53,016 50,017 17.2
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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