Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 26.12.20
08/01/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 26, 2020
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 117,348 1,120 486,629 9,625 4,062 - 134
Tuesday 119,197 2,370 475,001 8,505 2,818 - 281
Wednesday 113,382 2,420 429,567 8,479 2,597 - 351
Thursday 64,817 1,513 284,637 6,154 2,569 - 201
Friday - - 256 1 - - -
Saturday 958 144 63,577 37 215 - -
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Total 415,702 7,567 1,739,667 32,801 12,261 - 967
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%Steers 47.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 29.6 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.0
%Cows 21.3 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.5
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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, December 26, 2020
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 345.0 Cattle 1,381 832
Steers 913
Heifers 839
Cows 638
Bulls 847
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 233 135
Pork 377.6 Hogs 292 217
Barrows and gilts 215
Sows 297
Boars 183
Lamb and mutton 2.0 Sheep 121 61
Mature sheep 61
Lambs and yearlings 61
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Total meat
production 725.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 26, 2020
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 415,702
Steers 197,567 47.5
Heifers 123,130 29.6
Dairy cows 44,055 10.6
Other cows 44,535 10.7
Bulls 6,415 1.5
Calves Total 7,567
Hogs Total 1,739,667
Barrows and gilts 1,691,982 97.3
Sows 43,376 2.5
Boars 4,309 0.2
Sheep Total 32,801
Mature sheep 1,973 6.0
Lambs and yearlings 30,828 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, December 26, 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 55,034 38,607 79.8 9,093 12,713 18.6
Tuesday 60,310 32,277 77.7 12,199 12,616 20.8
Wednesday 51,384 36,539 77.5 13,462 10,400 21.0
Thursday 30,830 15,706 71.8 8,831 8,335 26.5
Friday - - - - - -
Saturday 9 1 1.0 470 471 98.2
Total 197,567 123,130 77.1 44,055 44,535 21.3
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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