Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 06.04.19
18/04/2019
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 6, 2019
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 117,773 1,699 474,791 9,731 2,536 - 140
Tuesday 122,055 2,225 475,169 8,794 1,760 - 230
Wednesday 122,431 2,068 482,010 7,683 1,453 - 272
Thursday 120,455 1,574 470,441 7,744 2,092 - 257
Friday 106,894 2,170 420,286 8,018 1,780 - 180
Saturday 37,102 155 141,306 2,027 130 - -
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Total 626,710 9,891 2,464,003 43,997 9,751 - 1,079
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%Steers 48.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 28.9 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 4.8
%Cows 20.6 %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, April 6, 2019
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 503.0 Cattle 1,339 804
Steers 865
Heifers 804
Cows 654
Bulls 885
Calves and veal 1.4 Calves 239 139
Pork 528.5 Hogs 287 215
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 308
Boars 193
Lamb and mutton 3.1 Sheep 142 71
Mature sheep 63
Lambs and yearlings 72
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Total meat
production 1,036.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 6, 2019
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 626,710
Steers 305,216 48.7
Heifers 181,239 28.9
Dairy cows 66,116 10.5
Other cows 62,945 10.0
Bulls 11,194 1.8
Calves Total 9,891
Hogs Total 2,464,003
Barrows and gilts 2,395,359 97.2
Sows 60,320 2.4
Boars 8,324 0.3
Sheep Total 43,997
Mature sheep 2,109 4.8
Lambs and yearlings 41,888 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 6, 2019
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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 52,503 38,916 77.6 10,310 13,675 20.4
Tuesday 62,277 33,445 78.4 12,606 11,485 19.7
Wednesday 58,631 36,616 77.8 13,226 12,086 20.7
Thursday 63,480 31,077 78.5 12,897 10,924 19.8
Friday 54,109 28,828 77.6 12,692 9,493 20.8
Saturday 14,216 12,357 71.6 4,385 5,282 26.1
Total 305,216 181,239 77.6 66,116 62,945 20.6
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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