Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 28.01.17
10/02/2017
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 28, 2017
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 113,353 1,895 440,413 8,490 2,410 - 128
Tuesday 113,244 2,425 428,329 7,488 1,386 - 248
Wednesday 111,757 2,188 426,705 7,508 1,110 - 202
Thursday 114,070 1,430 436,081 7,214 1,919 - 209
Friday 103,171 2,387 435,358 6,403 1,321 - 164
Saturday 24,939 41 201,390 91 23 - -
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Total 580,534 10,366 2,368,276 37,194 8,169 - 951
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%Steers 51.0 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.9
%Heifers 27.4 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.1
%Cows 20.0 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.6
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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 28, 2017
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 474.7 Cattle 1,367 820
Steers 884
Heifers 823
Cows 643
Bulls 890
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 238 139
Pork 504.3 Hogs 285 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 306
Boars 206
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 140 70
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 71
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Total meat
production 983.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 28, 2017
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 580,534
Steers 296,107 51.0
Heifers 159,016 27.4
Dairy cows 65,846 11.3
Other cows 50,200 8.6
Bulls 9,365 1.6
Calves Total 10,366
Hogs Total 2,368,276
Barrows and gilts 2,303,232 97.3
Sows 58,139 2.5
Boars 6,905 0.3
Sheep Total 37,194
Mature sheep 1,537 4.1
Lambs and yearlings 35,657 95.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 28, 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 57,052 34,443 80.7 10,302 9,772 17.7
Tuesday 61,825 28,944 80.2 11,813 9,054 18.4
Wednesday 57,062 32,112 79.8 12,363 8,591 18.7
Thursday 58,508 31,994 79.3 12,281 9,549 19.1
Friday 52,943 29,350 79.8 11,973 7,290 18.7
Saturday 8,717 2,173 43.7 7,114 5,944 52.4
Total 296,107 159,016 78.4 65,846 50,200 20.0
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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