Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 17.11.18
30/11/2018
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 17, 2018
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 110,885 1,248 440,280 6,536 1,502 - 181
Tuesday 120,116 2,805 483,761 9,776 3,232 - 266
Wednesday 120,127 2,690 480,377 7,433 1,607 - 204
Thursday 122,278 2,010 476,065 8,703 2,256 - 243
Friday 122,178 2,949 464,789 8,002 2,203 - 151
Saturday 52,680 93 280,486 909 95 - 23
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Total 648,264 11,795 2,625,758 41,359 10,895 - 1,068
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%Steers 48.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.0
%Heifers 30.1 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.0
%Cows 19.4 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.6
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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 17, 2018
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 535.3 Cattle 1,369 827
Steers 900
Heifers 836
Cows 625
Bulls 867
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 219 127
Pork 558.7 Hogs 285 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 303
Boars 186
Lamb and mutton 2.9 Sheep 138 69
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 1,098.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 17, 2018
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 648,264
Steers 317,026 48.9
Heifers 195,070 30.1
Dairy cows 63,970 9.9
Other cows 61,706 9.5
Bulls 10,492 1.6
Calves Total 11,795
Hogs Total 2,625,758
Barrows and gilts 2,553,938 97.3
Sows 64,966 2.5
Boars 6,854 0.3
Sheep Total 41,359
Mature sheep 2,061 5.0
Lambs and yearlings 39,298 95.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, November 17, 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 54,360 33,130 78.9 9,621 11,719 19.2
Tuesday 59,286 35,344 78.8 11,701 11,889 19.6
Wednesday 58,878 35,198 78.3 12,072 12,175 20.2
Thursday 60,788 37,198 80.1 11,891 10,666 18.4
Friday 58,617 38,892 79.8 12,683 10,070 18.6
Saturday 25,097 15,308 76.7 6,002 5,187 21.2
Total 317,026 195,070 79.0 63,970 61,706 19.4
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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