Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 18.11.17
01/12/2017
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 18, 2017
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 117,603 1,813 464,738 7,942 2,733 - 195
Tuesday 118,621 1,943 468,132 8,904 2,050 - 185
Wednesday 119,971 2,106 465,263 7,336 1,550 - 265
Thursday 121,872 1,277 467,000 8,718 2,290 - 257
Friday 116,945 2,441 456,080 7,709 1,690 - 168
Saturday 45,972 157 154,288 893 33 - -
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Total 640,984 9,737 2,475,501 41,502 10,346 - 1,070
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%Steers 48.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 95.5
%Heifers 31.0 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 4.5
%Cows 18.9 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.8
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- Represents zero.
1/ Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore do not
require inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in Federally
Inspected Plants, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 18, 2017
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 530.3 Cattle 1,373 829
Steers 902
Heifers 836
Cows 626
Bulls 880
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 261 153
Pork 526.9 Hogs 286 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 307
Boars 194
Lamb and mutton 2.8 Sheep 137 69
Mature sheep 70
Lambs and yearlings 68
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Total meat
production 1,061.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 18, 2017
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 640,984
Steers 309,589 48.3
Heifers 198,857 31.0
Dairy cows 58,040 9.1
Other cows 62,905 9.8
Bulls 11,593 1.8
Calves Total 9,737
Hogs Total 2,475,501
Barrows and gilts 2,404,688 97.1
Sows 63,257 2.6
Boars 7,556 0.3
Sheep Total 41,502
Mature sheep 1,877 4.5
Lambs and yearlings 39,625 95.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 18, 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 58,131 36,995 80.9 7,840 12,327 17.1
Tuesday 57,717 37,185 80.0 10,565 11,079 18.2
Wednesday 57,985 37,154 79.3 11,211 11,683 19.1
Thursday 60,813 36,528 79.9 11,077 11,361 18.4
Friday 55,578 37,792 79.8 11,591 10,035 18.5
Saturday 19,365 13,203 70.8 5,756 6,420 26.5
Total 309,589 198,857 79.3 58,040 62,905 18.9
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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