Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 14.08.21
27/08/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 14, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 112,633 1,124 455,825 8,186 2,775 - 134
Tuesday 117,597 1,986 471,144 6,251 1,880 - 258
Wednesday 116,373 1,249 474,096 6,170 1,245 - 306
Thursday 116,274 1,410 464,962 6,334 2,046 - 163
Friday 116,175 1,943 463,847 4,820 1,648 - 250
Saturday 56,962 1 78,272 50 106 - -
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Total 636,014 7,713 2,408,146 31,811 9,700 - 1,111
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%Steers 49.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 90.5
%Heifers 28.0 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 9.5
%Cows 20.4 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.9
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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 14, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 520.3 Cattle 1,355 820
Steers 898
Heifers 817
Cows 625
Bulls 895
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 215 124
Pork 503.1 Hogs 280 209
Barrows and gilts 207
Sows 301
Boars 185
Lamb and mutton 1.9 Sheep 117 59
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 58
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Total meat
production 1,026.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 14, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 636,014
Steers 315,817 49.7
Heifers 178,311 28.0
Dairy cows 60,140 9.5
Other cows 69,646 11.0
Bulls 12,100 1.9
Calves Total 7,713
Hogs Total 2,408,146
Barrows and gilts 2,343,980 97.3
Sows 58,168 2.4
Boars 5,998 0.2
Sheep Total 31,811
Mature sheep 3,030 9.5
Lambs and yearlings 28,781 90.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 14, 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 55,093 32,866 78.1 8,818 13,569 19.9
Tuesday 54,501 36,214 77.1 11,247 13,376 20.9
Wednesday 56,467 31,954 76.0 11,773 13,831 22.0
Thursday 61,845 28,216 77.5 12,108 11,932 20.7
Friday 59,028 32,162 78.5 11,314 11,808 19.9
Saturday 28,883 16,899 80.4 4,880 5,130 17.6
Total 315,817 178,311 77.7 60,140 69,646 20.4
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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