Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 08.06.19

21/06/2019

Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, June 8, 2019
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         121,892    1,785    465,191    9,570     3,367       -        162
Tuesday        118,440    2,440    478,435    7,629     1,076       -        221
Wednesday      119,718    1,999    476,168    7,148     1,736       -        322
Thursday       122,162    1,662    470,189    7,936     2,088       -        203
Friday         119,021    2,607    467,895    6,833     1,590       -        185
Saturday        63,356        -     51,773       33        69       -          -
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Total          664,589   10,493  2,409,651   39,149     9,926       -      1,093
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%Steers        52.3    %Barrows & gilts      97.2    %Lambs & yearlings  93.8
%Heifers       27.8    %Sows                  2.5    %Mature sheep        6.2
%Cows          18.1    %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, June 8, 2019
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds 
                                                                                
Beef                     524.5     Cattle                 1,310           791   
                                   Steers                                 846   
                                   Heifers                                782   
                                   Cows                                   634   
                                   Bulls                                  905   
                                                                                
Calves and veal            1.4     Calves                   227           132   
                                                                                
Pork                     515.6     Hogs                     286           214   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      212   
                                   Sows                                   306   
                                   Boars                                  193   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton            2.7     Sheep                    135            68   
                                   Mature sheep                            64   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     68   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production          1,044.2                                                  
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, June 8, 2019
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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Cattle                       Total      664,589                   
                            Steers      347,857         52.3      
                           Heifers      184,424         27.8      
                        Dairy cows       55,402          8.3      
                        Other cows       64,824          9.8      
                             Bulls       12,082          1.8      
                                                                  
Calves                       Total       10,493                   
                                                                  
Hogs                         Total    2,409,651                   
                 Barrows and gilts    2,342,684         97.2      
                              Sows       59,305          2.5      
                             Boars        7,662          0.3      
                                                                  
Sheep                        Total       39,149                   
                      Mature sheep        2,427          6.2      
               Lambs and yearlings       36,722         93.8      
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.          
                        Week Ending  Saturday, June 8, 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         64,913   34,509        81.6         8,763  11,577       16.7     
Tuesday        60,470   32,845        78.8        11,097  12,036       19.5     
Wednesday      65,659   29,472        79.5        10,387  12,142       18.8     
Thursday       63,029   34,341        79.7        10,499  12,083       18.5     
Friday         62,582   33,750        80.9        10,846   9,717       17.3     
Saturday       31,204   19,507        80.0         3,810   7,269       17.5     
                                                                                
Total         347,857  184,424        80.1        55,402  64,824       18.1     
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Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO