Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 19.11.16
02/12/2016
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 19, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 113,861 1,921 437,837 9,763 2,689 - 197
Tuesday 115,329 2,331 438,667 8,935 1,878 - 250
Wednesday 115,386 2,097 442,827 8,910 1,310 - 260
Thursday 116,564 1,548 442,523 8,089 1,824 - 213
Friday 114,633 2,652 436,443 5,444 1,922 - 213
Saturday 53,086 442 329,130 49 53 - -
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Total 628,859 10,991 2,527,427 41,190 9,676 - 1,133
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%Steers 52.8 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 26.8 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.0
%Cows 18.7 %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 19, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 530.1 Cattle 1,387 845
Steers 918
Heifers 849
Cows 627
Bulls 876
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 240 141
Pork 533.9 Hogs 283 211
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 309
Boars 214
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 133 67
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 1,068.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 19, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 628,859
Steers 332,336 52.8
Heifers 168,505 26.8
Dairy cows 58,388 9.3
Other cows 59,133 9.4
Bulls 10,497 1.7
Calves Total 10,991
Hogs Total 2,527,427
Barrows and gilts 2,458,764 97.3
Sows 60,987 2.4
Boars 7,676 0.3
Sheep Total 41,190
Mature sheep 2,039 5.0
Lambs and yearlings 39,151 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 19, 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 58,742 33,182 80.7 9,045 10,827 17.5
Tuesday 61,377 31,146 80.2 10,811 10,318 18.3
Wednesday 62,787 29,525 80.0 11,036 10,254 18.5
Thursday 63,110 29,639 79.6 10,926 10,886 18.7
Friday 62,248 30,179 80.6 10,875 9,496 17.8
Saturday 24,072 14,834 73.3 5,695 7,352 24.6
Total 332,336 168,505 79.6 58,388 59,133 18.7
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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