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St. Joseph, MO    Thu Aug 30, 2018    USDA Market News Service

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, August 18, 2018
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         117,105    1,771    467,403    8,707     2,988       -       129 
Tuesday        119,112    2,341    470,089    8,391     2,223       -       160 
Wednesday      117,792    2,544    465,309    6,855     1,681       -       267 
Thursday       119,602    1,763    454,797    8,540     2,263       -       249 
Friday         117,599    3,157    444,445    6,865     2,111       -        98 
Saturday        67,487       45    156,774      192       177       -        39 
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Total          658,697   11,621  2,458,817   39,550    11,443       -       942 
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%Steers        51.8    %Barrows & gilts      97.3    %Lambs & yearlings  93.7
%Heifers       28.1    %Sows                  2.4    %Mature sheep        6.3
%Cows          18.4    %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, August 18, 2018
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds 
                                                                                
Beef                     538.4     Cattle                 1,344           819   
                                   Steers                                 886   
                                   Heifers                                810   
                                   Cows                                   637   
                                   Bulls                                  889   
                                                                                
Calves and veal            1.4     Calves                   210           122   
                                                                                
Pork                     510.6     Hogs                     278           208   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      205   
                                   Sows                                   306   
                                   Boars                                  199   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton            2.7     Sheep                    137            69   
                                   Mature sheep                            71   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     69   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production          1,053.1                                                  
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, August 18, 2018
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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