Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 04.07.20
17/07/2020
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 4, 2020
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 116,693 1,343 465,837 9,108 2,891 - 158
Tuesday 120,111 1,493 471,650 8,179 1,844 - 291
Wednesday 118,433 2,232 468,857 7,722 1,860 - 279
Thursday 118,956 1,222 455,213 7,250 2,465 - 157
Friday 106,595 1,447 177,837 1,689 921 - 318
Saturday 535 - 18 30 30 - -
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Total 581,323 7,737 2,039,412 33,978 10,011 - 1,203
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%Steers 52.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.2
%Heifers 27.7 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 5.8
%Cows 18.3 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.7
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- Represents zero.
1/ Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore do not req
inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in Federally Inspected plants
Inspected, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 4, 2020
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 481.8 Cattle 1,365 831
Steers 896
Heifers 826
Cows 645
Bulls 900
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 230 133
Pork 431.9 Hogs 284 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 304
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 2.2 Sheep 130 65
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 916.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 4, 2020
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 581,323
Steers 303,322 52.2
Heifers 161,270 27.7
Dairy cows 46,490 8.0
Other cows 60,175 10.4
Bulls 10,066 1.7
Calves Total 7,737
Hogs Total 2,039,412
Barrows and gilts 1,985,028 97.3
Sows 50,622 2.5
Boars 3,762 0.2
Sheep Total 33,978
Mature sheep 1,987 5.8
Lambs and yearlings 31,991 94.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 4, 2020
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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 59,688 32,593 79.1 7,512 14,693 19.0
Tuesday 62,065 32,683 78.9 9,785 13,311 19.2
Wednesday 59,881 32,838 78.3 10,625 12,952 19.9
Thursday 63,349 32,099 80.2 10,268 11,225 18.1
Friday 58,317 31,049 83.8 8,113 7,692 14.8
Saturday 22 8 5.6 187 302 91.4
Total 303,322 161,270 79.9 46,490 60,175 18.3
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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