Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 15.10.16
28/10/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 15, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 113,726 1,915 381,514 7,178 1,378 - 151
Tuesday 115,499 3,019 395,484 8,207 2,038 - 233
Wednesday 114,478 2,378 395,543 7,719 1,599 - 231
Thursday 111,153 1,628 416,405 8,087 2,033 - 242
Friday 108,151 2,592 407,411 6,972 1,492 - 263
Saturday 37,611 163 308,221 28 23 - -
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Total 600,618 11,695 2,304,578 38,191 8,563 - 1,120
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%Steers 54.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 93.4
%Heifers 25.6 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.6
%Cows 18.3 %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
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, October 15, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 506.1 Cattle 1,388 844
Steers 915
Heifers 838
Cows 638
Bulls 885
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 223 130
Pork 485.0 Hogs 282 211
Barrows and gilts 208
Sows 309
Boars 198
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 129 65
Mature sheep 62
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 995.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 15, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 600,618
Steers 326,982 54.4
Heifers 153,718 25.6
Dairy cows 56,208 9.4
Other cows 53,548 8.9
Bulls 10,162 1.7
Calves Total 11,695
Hogs Total 2,304,578
Barrows and gilts 2,239,331 97.2
Sows 57,861 2.5
Boars 7,386 0.3
Sheep Total 38,191
Mature sheep 2,522 6.6
Lambs and yearlings 35,669 93.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 15, 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 59,805 33,668 82.2 8,480 9,842 16.1
Tuesday 64,947 27,673 80.2 11,171 9,873 18.2
Wednesday 61,397 30,290 80.1 10,590 10,376 18.3
Thursday 59,590 28,198 79.0 10,383 10,882 19.1
Friday 62,368 24,188 80.0 11,969 8,017 18.5
Saturday 18,875 9,701 76.0 3,615 4,558 21.7
Total 326,982 153,718 80.0 56,208 53,548 18.3
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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