Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 15.08.20
01/09/2020
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 15, 2020
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 113,439 1,217 457,793 8,515 2,954 - 111
Tuesday 118,259 2,051 456,416 6,418 1,815 - 258
Wednesday 117,415 2,053 480,047 5,860 1,387 - 246
Thursday 117,033 1,203 479,385 6,743 1,931 - 156
Friday 112,854 2,011 467,628 5,435 1,564 - 353
Saturday 64,681 1 220,012 62 68 - 30
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Total 643,681 8,536 2,561,281 33,033 9,719 - 1,154
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%Steers 49.2 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 92.7
%Heifers 31.5 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 7.3
%Cows 17.6 %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, August 15, 2020
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 536.7 Cattle 1,367 836
Steers 909
Heifers 833
Cows 628
Bulls 891
Calves and veal 1.2 Calves 250 146
Pork 540.2 Hogs 283 211
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 303
Boars 187
Lamb and mutton 2.1 Sheep 127 64
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 64
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Total meat
production 1,080.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 15, 2020
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 643,681
Steers 316,674 49.2
Heifers 202,888 31.5
Dairy cows 53,466 8.3
Other cows 59,537 9.2
Bulls 11,116 1.7
Calves Total 8,536
Hogs Total 2,561,281
Barrows and gilts 2,492,490 97.3
Sows 63,079 2.5
Boars 5,712 0.2
Sheep Total 33,033
Mature sheep 2,405 7.3
Lambs and yearlings 30,628 92.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 15, 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 57,392 33,323 80.0 8,313 12,292 18.2
Tuesday 59,093 34,486 79.1 11,200 11,327 19.0
Wednesday 51,639 40,885 78.8 10,480 12,394 19.5
Thursday 58,092 35,716 80.2 10,270 10,768 18.0
Friday 55,239 35,806 80.7 10,716 9,227 17.7
Saturday 35,219 22,672 89.5 2,487 3,529 9.3
Total 316,674 202,888 80.7 53,466 59,537 17.6
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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