Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 13.08.16
26/08/2016
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 13, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,863 1,894 436,211 9,004 2,737 - 157
Tuesday 113,007 2,006 435,456 7,672 1,512 - 240
Wednesday 112,485 1,992 435,626 6,638 1,334 - 166
Thursday 112,635 1,214 434,379 7,642 1,987 - 162
Friday 111,692 2,301 409,215 5,875 1,238 - 154
Saturday 18,486 43 95,002 32 272 - -
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Total 579,168 9,450 2,245,889 36,863 9,080 - 879
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%Steers 57.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 24.3 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 6.0
%Cows 16.8 %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, August 13, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 477.6 Cattle 1,353 826
Steers 887
Heifers 808
Cows 636
Bulls 906
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 263 154
Pork 464.5 Hogs 276 207
Barrows and gilts 204
Sows 306
Boars 197
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 134 67
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 946.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 13, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 579,168
Steers 331,289 57.2
Heifers 140,560 24.3
Dairy cows 53,261 9.2
Other cows 43,949 7.6
Bulls 10,109 1.7
Calves Total 9,450
Hogs Total 2,245,889
Barrows and gilts 2,186,232 97.3
Sows 52,932 2.4
Boars 6,725 0.3
Sheep Total 36,863
Mature sheep 2,223 6.0
Lambs and yearlings 34,640 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 13, 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 60,035 31,118 82.2 8,565 8,996 15.8
Tuesday 63,346 27,923 80.8 11,178 8,704 17.6
Wednesday 65,999 25,460 81.3 10,826 8,416 17.1
Thursday 66,789 24,533 81.1 9,835 9,226 16.9
Friday 64,068 26,823 81.4 11,206 7,695 16.9
Saturday 11,052 4,703 85.2 1,651 912 13.9
Total 331,289 140,560 81.5 53,261 43,949 16.8
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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