Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 03.11.18
16/11/2018
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 3, 2018
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 118,087 1,891 470,271 7,184 2,619 - 189
Tuesday 119,268 2,316 463,114 8,583 2,140 - 233
Wednesday 121,015 2,736 476,686 7,001 1,253 - 260
Thursday 121,651 1,707 472,569 7,453 2,126 - 250
Friday 117,732 3,057 466,062 7,489 1,704 - 95
Saturday 55,283 528 242,426 102 51 - -
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Total 653,036 12,235 2,591,128 37,812 9,893 - 1,027
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%Steers 48.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.7
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.3
%Cows 19.5 %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, November 3, 2018
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 538.2 Cattle 1,365 826
Steers 899
Heifers 835
Cows 623
Bulls 864
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 210 121
Pork 549.7 Hogs 285 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 305
Boars 191
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 132 66
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 1,091.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 3, 2018
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 653,036
Steers 319,200 48.9
Heifers 195,425 29.9
Dairy cows 62,698 9.6
Other cows 64,828 9.9
Bulls 10,885 1.7
Calves Total 12,235
Hogs Total 2,591,128
Barrows and gilts 2,522,092 97.3
Sows 61,939 2.4
Boars 7,097 0.3
Sheep Total 37,812
Mature sheep 1,996 5.3
Lambs and yearlings 35,816 94.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 3, 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 56,394 37,503 79.5 9,374 12,708 18.7
Tuesday 56,295 37,469 78.6 11,662 12,002 19.8
Wednesday 60,284 34,603 78.4 12,230 11,878 19.9
Thursday 60,377 36,641 79.8 11,254 11,566 18.8
Friday 60,023 32,962 79.0 12,406 10,277 19.3
Saturday 25,827 16,247 76.1 5,772 6,397 22.0
Total 319,200 195,425 78.8 62,698 64,828 19.5
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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