Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.06.18

22/06/2018
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, June 9, 2018
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         117,681    1,667    441,287    8,178     2,825       -        241
Tuesday        121,017    2,214    450,323    8,542     1,820       -        250
Wednesday      119,412    2,330    450,453    7,874     1,439       -        230
Thursday       120,801    1,478    445,445    7,662     2,075       -        320
Friday         119,266    2,635    417,874    7,103     1,972       -        141
Saturday        62,475       61     62,366      751       157       -          -
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Total          660,652   10,385  2,267,748   40,110    10,288       -      1,182
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%Steers        53.9    %Barrows & gilts      97.2    %Lambs & yearlings  94.7
%Heifers       26.6    %Sows                  2.5    %Mature sheep        5.3
%Cows          17.7    %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, June 9, 2018
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds 
                                                                                
Beef                     526.8     Cattle                 1,318           799   
                                   Steers                                 851   
                                   Heifers                                787   
                                   Cows                                   647   
                                   Bulls                                  912   
                                                                                
Calves and veal            1.4     Calves                   233           135   
                                                                                
Pork                     475.6     Hogs                     280           210   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      207   
                                   Sows                                   303   
                                   Boars                                  192   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton            2.8     Sheep                    141            70   
                                   Mature sheep                            71   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     70   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production          1,006.6                                                  
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, June 9, 2018
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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Cattle                       Total      660,652                   
                            Steers      356,223         53.9      
                           Heifers      175,771         26.6      
                        Dairy cows       55,132          8.3      
                        Other cows       61,481          9.3      
                             Bulls       12,045          1.8      
                                                                  
Calves                       Total       10,385                   
                                                                  
Hogs                         Total    2,267,748                   
                 Barrows and gilts    2,204,957         97.2      
                              Sows       55,761          2.5      
                             Boars        7,030          0.3      
                                                                  
Sheep                        Total       40,110                   
                      Mature sheep        2,111          5.3      
               Lambs and yearlings       37,999         94.7      
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.          
                        Week Ending  Saturday, June 9, 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         63,621   32,120        81.4         8,071  11,554       16.7     
Tuesday        66,817   29,480        79.6        10,427  12,020       18.5     
Wednesday      64,557   29,738        79.0        11,490  11,798       19.5     
Thursday       64,533   33,819        81.4        10,502   9,803       16.8     
Friday         64,294   31,727        80.5        11,423   9,660       17.7     
Saturday       32,401   18,887        82.1         3,219   6,646       15.8     
                                                                                
Total         356,223  175,771        80.5        55,132  61,481       17.7     
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Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO