Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 10.11.18
23/11/2018
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 10, 2018
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 120,642 1,723 476,529 9,173 3,019 - 203
Tuesday 121,932 2,742 474,740 8,728 2,148 - 253
Wednesday 120,435 2,727 471,901 7,991 1,460 - 241
Thursday 116,988 2,062 471,228 8,362 2,200 - 216
Friday 114,775 3,130 473,784 7,251 2,100 - 165
Saturday 54,053 486 222,473 51 37 - -
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Total 648,825 12,870 2,590,655 41,556 10,964 - 1,078
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%Steers 49.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 95.1
%Heifers 29.2 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 4.9
%Cows 19.8 %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 10, 2018
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 537.0 Cattle 1,371 830
Steers 904
Heifers 838
Cows 627
Bulls 870
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 211 122
Pork 550.3 Hogs 285 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 303
Boars 193
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 1,091.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 10, 2018
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 648,825
Steers 319,589 49.3
Heifers 189,766 29.2
Dairy cows 64,996 10.0
Other cows 63,660 9.8
Bulls 10,814 1.7
Calves Total 12,870
Hogs Total 2,590,655
Barrows and gilts 2,523,279 97.4
Sows 59,187 2.3
Boars 8,189 0.3
Sheep Total 41,556
Mature sheep 2,053 4.9
Lambs and yearlings 39,503 95.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 10, 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 57,984 38,200 79.7 10,051 12,406 18.6
Tuesday 56,835 39,281 78.8 11,357 12,497 19.6
Wednesday 59,974 34,230 78.2 12,692 11,593 20.2
Thursday 58,877 33,526 79.0 11,950 10,658 19.3
Friday 61,236 29,248 78.8 12,697 9,906 19.7
Saturday 24,683 15,281 73.9 6,249 6,600 23.8
Total 319,589 189,766 78.5 64,996 63,660 19.8
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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