Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 17.03.18
29/03/2018
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 17, 2018
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 114,158 1,813 458,752 8,843 2,627 - 185
Tuesday 117,957 2,298 464,332 7,835 1,802 - 226
Wednesday 118,926 2,040 464,844 6,322 1,292 - 198
Thursday 118,911 1,316 459,931 9,211 1,529 - 312
Friday 108,514 2,197 450,473 7,464 2,020 - 212
Saturday 22,225 314 119,900 1,408 91 - -
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Total 600,691 9,978 2,418,232 41,083 9,361 - 1,133
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%Steers 49.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.5
%Heifers 28.3 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 4.5
%Cows 20.6 %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
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, March 17, 2018
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 490.7 Cattle 1,362 819
Steers 877
Heifers 822
Cows 666
Bulls 908
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 236 138
Pork 518.1 Hogs 286 214
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 302
Boars 205
Lamb and mutton 3.0 Sheep 144 73
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 73
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Total meat
production 1,013.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 17, 2018
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 600,691
Steers 296,647 49.4
Heifers 170,200 28.3
Dairy cows 67,125 11.2
Other cows 56,553 9.4
Bulls 10,166 1.7
Calves Total 9,978
Hogs Total 2,418,232
Barrows and gilts 2,351,543 97.2
Sows 60,409 2.5
Boars 6,280 0.3
Sheep Total 41,083
Mature sheep 1,858 4.5
Lambs and yearlings 39,225 95.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, March 17, 2018
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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
Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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