Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 01.10.16
14/10/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 1, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 111,682 1,756 441,996 9,390 2,346 - 194
Tuesday 114,679 1,917 443,221 8,048 1,563 - 252
Wednesday 115,193 1,921 440,783 7,321 1,555 - 216
Thursday 115,426 1,714 443,446 7,837 1,408 - 216
Friday 108,272 2,542 436,646 6,768 1,441 - 110
Saturday 49,727 163 246,931 34 104 - -
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Total 614,979 10,013 2,453,023 39,398 8,417 - 988
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%Steers 55.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.4
%Heifers 26.0 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 4.6
%Cows 17.1 %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, October 1, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 516.9 Cattle 1,381 842
Steers 909
Heifers 832
Cows 637
Bulls 883
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 256 150
Pork 514.8 Hogs 281 210
Barrows and gilts 208
Sows 309
Boars 204
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 130 65
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 1,035.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 1, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 614,979
Steers 339,662 55.2
Heifers 160,037 26.0
Dairy cows 56,233 9.1
Other cows 48,676 7.9
Bulls 10,371 1.7
Calves Total 10,013
Hogs Total 2,453,023
Barrows and gilts 2,387,198 97.3
Sows 58,341 2.4
Boars 7,484 0.3
Sheep Total 39,398
Mature sheep 1,819 4.6
Lambs and yearlings 37,579 95.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 1, 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 63,157 28,667 82.2 7,945 9,750 15.8
Tuesday 63,223 28,932 80.4 11,406 9,045 17.8
Wednesday 63,019 29,560 80.4 11,432 9,198 17.9
Thursday 64,249 28,081 80.0 10,877 10,266 18.3
Friday 58,249 28,393 80.0 11,530 8,199 18.2
Saturday 27,765 16,404 88.8 3,043 2,218 10.6
Total 339,662 160,037 81.3 56,233 48,676 17.1
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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