Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 11.09.21
24/09/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 11, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 3,819 142 6,572 1,179 1,018 - -
Tuesday 118,926 1,521 470,640 9,423 2,468 - 190
Wednesday 121,755 1,532 476,864 6,986 1,780 - 328
Thursday 120,979 1,554 481,040 6,853 2,117 - 250
Friday 120,304 1,902 466,099 5,204 1,729 - 206
Saturday 93,494 7 346,820 860 117 - -
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Total 579,277 6,658 2,248,035 30,505 9,229 - 974
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%Steers 49.1 %Barrows & gilts 97.5 %Lambs & yearlings 90.2
%Heifers 29.2 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 9.8
%Cows 19.9 %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, September 11, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 479.9 Cattle 1,369 830
Steers 909
Heifers 831
Cows 629
Bulls 891
Calves and veal 0.8 Calves 211 122
Pork 472.9 Hogs 283 210
Barrows and gilts 208
Sows 296
Boars 194
Lamb and mutton 1.8 Sheep 116 58
Mature sheep 64
Lambs and yearlings 58
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Total meat
production 955.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 11, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 579,277
Steers 284,359 49.1
Heifers 169,372 29.2
Dairy cows 58,643 10.1
Other cows 56,890 9.8
Bulls 10,013 1.7
Calves Total 6,658
Hogs Total 2,248,035
Barrows and gilts 2,192,287 97.5
Sows 50,764 2.3
Boars 4,984 0.2
Sheep Total 30,505
Mature sheep 2,987 9.8
Lambs and yearlings 27,518 90.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 11, 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 1,602 639 58.7 996 538 40.2
Tuesday 61,152 31,732 78.1 11,658 11,972 19.9
Wednesday 57,782 37,066 77.9 12,457 12,682 20.6
Thursday 59,929 34,287 77.9 12,191 12,557 20.5
Friday 59,186 36,041 79.2 13,151 9,984 19.2
Saturday 44,708 29,607 79.5 8,190 9,157 18.6
Total 284,359 169,372 78.3 58,643 56,890 19.9
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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