Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 21.04.18
04/05/2018
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 21, 2018
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 115,431 1,806 461,390 7,325 2,525 - 105
Tuesday 121,003 2,229 463,255 8,519 1,655 - 195
Wednesday 119,688 1,625 460,019 7,122 1,302 - 255
Thursday 115,477 1,898 461,142 7,831 1,301 - 251
Friday 114,484 2,891 449,162 5,666 1,749 - 208
Saturday 40,768 107 126,420 46 39 - -
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Total 626,851 10,556 2,421,388 36,509 8,571 - 1,014
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%Steers 53.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 94.2
%Heifers 25.6 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.8
%Cows 19.2 %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, April 21, 2018
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 501.9 Cattle 1,332 802
Steers 856
Heifers 795
Cows 653
Bulls 898
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 242 141
Pork 519.9 Hogs 287 215
Barrows and gilts 213
Sows 306
Boars 197
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 146 73
Mature sheep 71
Lambs and yearlings 73
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Total meat
production 1,025.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 21, 2018
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 626,851
Steers 334,862 53.4
Heifers 160,549 25.6
Dairy cows 59,877 9.6
Other cows 60,262 9.6
Bulls 11,301 1.8
Calves Total 10,556
Hogs Total 2,421,388
Barrows and gilts 2,357,680 97.4
Sows 57,566 2.4
Boars 6,142 0.3
Sheep Total 36,509
Mature sheep 2,132 5.8
Lambs and yearlings 34,377 94.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 21, 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
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Monday 61,060 30,576 79.4 9,408 12,328 18.8
Tuesday 64,593 30,616 78.7 11,841 11,730 19.5
Wednesday 64,971 29,117 78.6 11,856 11,683 19.7
Thursday 62,935 27,956 78.7 11,704 10,619 19.3
Friday 60,969 30,310 79.7 11,734 9,514 18.6
Saturday 20,334 11,974 79.2 3,334 4,388 18.9
Total 334,862 160,549 79.0 59,877 60,262 19.2
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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