Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 02.01.21
15/01/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 2, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 117,143 1,140 488,242 9,047 3,274 - 187
Tuesday 117,853 2,486 450,320 7,412 2,308 - 309
Wednesday 118,242 2,081 465,733 7,275 2,142 - 320
Thursday 94,326 1,818 418,371 6,781 2,196 - 205
Friday 522 22 514 283 340 - -
Saturday 66,952 110 325,912 37 50 - 45
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Total 515,038 7,657 2,149,092 30,835 10,310 - 1,066
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%Steers 47.4 %Barrows & gilts 97.7 %Lambs & yearlings 92.5
%Heifers 30.4 %Sows 2.1 %Mature sheep 7.5
%Cows 21.1 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.1
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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, January 2, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 432.9 Cattle 1,397 842
Steers 920
Heifers 851
Cows 653
Bulls 880
Calves and veal 1.1 Calves 246 143
Pork 473.2 Hogs 294 220
Barrows and gilts 219
Sows 296
Boars 186
Lamb and mutton 2.0 Sheep 127 63
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 63
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Total meat
production 909.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 2, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 515,038
Steers 244,020 47.4
Heifers 156,686 30.4
Dairy cows 52,085 10.1
Other cows 56,528 11.0
Bulls 5,719 1.1
Calves Total 7,657
Hogs Total 2,149,092
Barrows and gilts 2,100,709 97.7
Sows 44,658 2.1
Boars 3,725 0.2
Sheep Total 30,835
Mature sheep 2,328 7.5
Lambs and yearlings 28,507 92.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 2, 2021
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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 55,981 37,102 79.5 9,199 13,572 19.4
Tuesday 55,327 36,257 77.7 12,782 12,056 21.1
Wednesday 55,786 36,546 78.1 13,201 11,496 20.9
Thursday 45,279 25,701 75.2 12,035 10,198 23.6
Friday 25 - 4.8 134 359 94.4
Saturday 31,622 21,080 78.7 4,734 8,847 20.3
Total 244,020 156,686 77.8 52,085 56,528 21.1
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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