Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.01.17
27/01/2017
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2017
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 113,941 2,028 420,418 8,641 2,154 - 166
Tuesday 115,563 2,323 424,616 7,708 1,493 - 260
Wednesday 116,812 2,211 437,300 7,181 1,305 - 151
Thursday 117,769 1,694 437,657 6,700 1,774 - 267
Friday 116,337 2,733 419,556 6,443 1,656 - 260
Saturday 28,652 66 241,990 92 24 - -
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Total 609,074 11,055 2,381,537 36,765 8,406 - 1,104
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%Steers 51.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 28.6 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.8
%Cows 18.7 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.4
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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, January 14, 2017
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 505.1 Cattle 1,378 831
Steers 898
Heifers 832
Cows 639
Bulls 878
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 237 138
Pork 507.9 Hogs 285 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 307
Boars 196
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 141 71
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 71
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Total meat
production 1,017.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2017
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 609,074
Steers 312,692 51.3
Heifers 174,348 28.6
Dairy cows 60,933 10.0
Other cows 52,746 8.7
Bulls 8,355 1.4
Calves Total 11,055
Hogs Total 2,381,537
Barrows and gilts 2,316,147 97.3
Sows 58,573 2.5
Boars 6,817 0.3
Sheep Total 36,765
Mature sheep 1,779 4.8
Lambs and yearlings 34,986 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 14, 2017
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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 56,372 36,710 81.7 8,663 10,745 17.0
Tuesday 59,161 34,418 81.0 12,077 8,621 17.9
Wednesday 64,424 29,778 80.6 12,150 9,006 18.1
Thursday 62,753 31,284 79.8 11,490 10,588 18.7
Friday 58,117 36,878 81.7 12,145 7,743 17.1
Saturday 11,865 5,280 59.8 4,408 6,043 36.5
Total 312,692 174,348 80.0 60,933 52,746 18.7
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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