Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 24.04.21
07/05/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 24, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 119,380 1,097 484,278 10,904 2,377 - 220
Tuesday 121,474 1,482 480,371 8,810 1,402 - 311
Wednesday 120,016 1,148 487,636 6,874 1,168 - 301
Thursday 118,642 955 482,650 8,093 1,406 - 232
Friday 114,088 1,086 474,628 7,062 1,456 - 324
Saturday 71,429 7 61,336 245 232 - -
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Total 665,029 5,775 2,470,899 41,988 8,041 - 1,388
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%Steers 48.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 93.2
%Heifers 29.7 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 6.8
%Cows 19.7 %Boars 0.3
%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, April 24, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 547.4 Cattle 1,365 825
Steers 896
Heifers 825
Cows 642
Bulls 902
Calves and veal 0.9 Calves 267 156
Pork 535.1 Hogs 290 217
Barrows and gilts 214
Sows 303
Boars 203
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 129 65
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 1,086.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 24, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 665,029
Steers 325,020 48.9
Heifers 197,561 29.7
Dairy cows 59,143 8.9
Other cows 71,836 10.8
Bulls 11,469 1.7
Calves Total 5,775
Hogs Total 2,470,899
Barrows and gilts 2,401,147 97.2
Sows 63,557 2.6
Boars 6,195 0.3
Sheep Total 41,988
Mature sheep 2,854 6.8
Lambs and yearlings 39,134 93.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 24, 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 57,118 37,907 79.6 9,059 13,227 18.7
Tuesday 60,894 34,454 78.5 10,931 13,099 19.8
Wednesday 59,505 33,039 77.1 12,267 13,273 21.3
Thursday 61,176 32,471 78.9 11,118 12,101 19.6
Friday 56,582 32,941 78.5 11,272 11,305 19.8
Saturday 29,745 26,749 79.1 4,496 8,831 18.7
Total 325,020 197,561 78.6 59,143 71,836 19.7
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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