Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 26.06.21
09/07/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 26, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 116,825 777 466,846 10,300 2,330 - 205
Tuesday 121,809 1,975 474,346 6,464 1,780 - 301
Wednesday 115,847 1,366 472,605 7,243 1,174 - 307
Thursday 118,145 1,428 471,529 6,913 1,980 - 208
Friday 117,382 1,602 442,820 4,310 1,624 - 302
Saturday 70,324 4 26,075 13 38 - -
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Total 660,332 7,152 2,354,221 35,243 8,926 - 1,323
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%Steers 49.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.2 %Lambs & yearlings 91.8
%Heifers 29.3 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 8.2
%Cows 19.6 %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, June 26, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 537.1 Cattle 1,347 815
Steers 883
Heifers 812
Cows 638
Bulls 907
Calves and veal 0.9 Calves 227 132
Pork 494.5 Hogs 282 210
Barrows and gilts 208
Sows 305
Boars 203
Lamb and mutton 2.2 Sheep 123 62
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 61
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Total meat
production 1,034.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 26, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 660,332
Steers 326,742 49.5
Heifers 193,377 29.3
Dairy cows 55,845 8.5
Other cows 73,251 11.1
Bulls 11,117 1.7
Calves Total 7,152
Hogs Total 2,354,221
Barrows and gilts 2,288,864 97.2
Sows 59,654 2.5
Boars 5,703 0.2
Sheep Total 35,243
Mature sheep 2,904 8.2
Lambs and yearlings 32,339 91.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, June 26, 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 59,641 32,528 78.9 8,530 14,111 19.4
Tuesday 60,802 36,287 79.7 10,350 12,352 18.6
Wednesday 57,996 30,881 76.7 11,357 13,618 21.6
Thursday 57,818 34,780 78.4 10,305 13,251 19.9
Friday 58,030 34,932 79.2 10,676 12,052 19.4
Saturday 32,455 23,969 80.2 4,627 7,867 17.8
Total 326,742 193,377 78.8 55,845 73,251 19.6
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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