Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 24.12.16
06/01/2017
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 24, 2016
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 112,794 1,944 435,229 8,078 3,719 - 151
Tuesday 114,859 2,581 446,799 8,883 2,126 - 206
Wednesday 115,169 2,601 448,608 9,084 2,093 - 198
Thursday 113,716 1,351 411,344 9,004 2,481 - 172
Friday 111,268 3,000 415,974 7,203 2,330 - 174
Saturday 1,574 61 4,026 46 61 - -
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Total 569,380 11,538 2,161,980 42,298 12,810 - 901
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%Steers 54.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 94.2
%Heifers 26.5 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 5.8
%Cows 17.8 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.3
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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, December 24, 2016
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 473.7 Cattle 1,379 834
Steers 897
Heifers 834
Cows 635
Bulls 872
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 226 131
Pork 453.6 Hogs 281 210
Barrows and gilts 207
Sows 308
Boars 197
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 133 67
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 931.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 24, 2016
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 569,380
Steers 309,568 54.4
Heifers 150,907 26.5
Dairy cows 53,493 9.4
Other cows 47,959 8.4
Bulls 7,453 1.3
Calves Total 11,538
Hogs Total 2,161,980
Barrows and gilts 2,099,988 97.1
Sows 56,227 2.6
Boars 5,765 0.3
Sheep Total 42,298
Mature sheep 2,466 5.8
Lambs and yearlings 39,832 94.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 24, 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 60,979 31,125 81.7 8,170 10,837 16.9
Tuesday 61,567 31,184 80.8 10,892 9,714 17.9
Wednesday 65,355 27,426 80.6 11,524 9,362 18.1
Thursday 58,046 33,005 80.1 10,965 10,288 18.7
Friday 62,867 27,738 81.4 11,646 7,666 17.4
Saturday 754 429 75.2 296 92 24.7
Total 309,568 150,907 80.9 53,493 47,959 17.8
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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