Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 12.11.16
29/11/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 12, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,918 1,932 443,776 9,908 2,591 - 193
Tuesday 115,924 2,179 445,263 8,921 1,801 - 218
Wednesday 116,818 2,210 443,455 8,342 1,500 - 255
Thursday 117,978 1,641 443,181 7,827 1,949 - 161
Friday 103,974 2,521 404,746 4,120 687 - 210
Saturday 48,905 171 277,545 37 59 - -
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Total 614,517 10,654 2,457,966 39,155 8,587 - 1,037
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%Steers 53.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 94.9
%Heifers 26.1 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.1
%Cows 19.0 %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, November 12, 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 1,386 843
Steers 918
Heifers 844
Cows 626
Bulls 880
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 250 146
Pork 520.7 Hogs 284 212
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 312
Boars 209
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 133 67
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 1,041.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 12, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 614,517
Steers 326,696 53.2
Heifers 160,369 26.1
Dairy cows 58,456 9.5
Other cows 58,554 9.5
Bulls 10,442 1.7
Calves Total 10,654
Hogs Total 2,457,966
Barrows and gilts 2,389,928 97.2
Sows 61,424 2.5
Boars 6,614 0.3
Sheep Total 39,155
Mature sheep 1,994 5.1
Lambs and yearlings 37,161 94.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 12, 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 62,743 28,639 82.4 8,568 9,373 16.2
Tuesday 65,787 26,529 79.6 11,098 10,420 18.6
Wednesday 60,487 33,159 80.2 10,922 10,572 18.4
Thursday 63,757 30,292 79.7 10,522 11,474 18.6
Friday 53,021 28,436 78.3 11,318 9,313 19.8
Saturday 20,901 13,314 70.0 6,028 7,402 27.5
Total 326,696 160,369 79.3 58,456 58,554 19.0
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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