Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 11.05.19
24/05/2019
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 11, 2019
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 118,403 1,516 468,425 8,863 3,302 - 193
Tuesday 122,494 1,691 470,462 9,091 2,246 - 217
Wednesday 119,400 2,262 470,542 7,996 1,601 - 293
Thursday 117,561 1,700 472,872 6,860 2,147 - 256
Friday 118,656 2,399 441,250 6,913 1,806 - 146
Saturday 70,101 10 8,327 1,483 120 - -
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Total 666,615 9,578 2,331,878 41,206 11,222 - 1,105
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%Steers 54.6 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 93.8
%Heifers 25.8 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.2
%Cows 18.0 %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, May 11, 2019
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 533.1 Cattle 1,327 801
Steers 852
Heifers 794
Cows 648
Bulls 902
Calves and veal 1.2 Calves 223 129
Pork 500.1 Hogs 287 215
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 307
Boars 190
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 1,037.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 11, 2019
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 666,615
Steers 364,002 54.6
Heifers 171,958 25.8
Dairy cows 57,839 8.7
Other cows 62,010 9.3
Bulls 10,806 1.6
Calves Total 9,578
Hogs Total 2,331,878
Barrows and gilts 2,265,761 97.2
Sows 58,806 2.5
Boars 7,311 0.3
Sheep Total 41,206
Mature sheep 2,549 6.2
Lambs and yearlings 38,657 93.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 11, 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 65,523 29,855 80.6 7,831 13,227 17.8
Tuesday 66,455 30,312 79.0 11,490 12,111 19.3
Wednesday 66,292 26,741 77.9 12,256 11,981 20.3
Thursday 64,723 28,608 79.4 11,233 11,021 18.9
Friday 62,677 33,751 81.3 11,564 8,883 17.2
Saturday 38,332 22,691 87.1 3,465 4,787 11.8
Total 364,002 171,958 80.4 57,839 62,010 18.0
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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