Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 10.09.16

23/09/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, September 10, 2016
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday           1,934     651       1,980    1,046       777       -         - 
Tuesday        113,220   2,129     426,409    9,746     2,918       -       214 
Wednesday      113,845   2,051     425,567    7,951     1,856       -       174 
Thursday       114,367   1,386     434,124    9,266     1,888       -       222 
Friday         114,196   2,509     432,049    7,982     1,602       -       207 
Saturday        71,808      67     365,907    1,254       164       -         - 
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Total          529,370   8,793   2,086,036   37,245     9,205       -       817 
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%Steers        56.3    %Barrows & gilts      97.4    %Lambs & yearlings  92.1
%Heifers       24.7    %Sows                  2.3    %Mature sheep        7.9
%Cows          17.3    %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, September 10, 2016
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds 
                                                                                
Beef                    442.2      Cattle                 1,373           837   
                                   Steers                                 903   
                                   Heifers                                821   
                                   Cows                                   636   
                                   Bulls                                  904   
                                                                                
Calves and veal           1.3      Calves                   248           145   
                                                                                
Pork                    435.9      Hogs                     279           209   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      207   
                                   Sows                                   308   
                                   Boars                                  201   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton           2.3      Sheep                    125            63   
                                   Mature sheep                            65   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     62   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production           881.7                                                   
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, September 10, 2016
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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Cattle                       Total      529,370                   
                            Steers      297,862         56.3      
                           Heifers      130,969         24.7      
                        Dairy cows       50,644          9.6      
                        Other cows       40,867          7.7      
                             Bulls        9,028          1.7      
                                                                  
Calves                       Total        8,793                   
                                                                  
Hogs                         Total    2,086,036                   
                 Barrows and gilts    2,032,543         97.4      
                              Sows       47,887          2.3      
                             Boars        5,606          0.3      
                                                                  
Sheep                        Total       37,245                   
                      Mature sheep        2,955          7.9      
               Lambs and yearlings       34,290         92.1      
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.          
                        Week Ending  Saturday, September 10, 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            661      342        51.9           742     117       44.4     
Tuesday        62,909   29,213        81.4         9,575   9,533       16.9     
Wednesday      65,138   25,848        79.9        12,156   8,968       18.6     
Thursday       64,917   27,095        80.5        11,101   9,171       17.7     
Friday         64,836   27,693        81.0        12,279   7,518       17.3     
Saturday       39,401   20,778        83.8         4,791   5,560       14.4     
                                                                                
Total         297,862  130,969        81.0        50,644  40,867       17.3     
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Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO