Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 02.10.21
15/10/2021
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 2, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 118,658 1,201 474,281 8,566 2,911 - 219
Tuesday 118,662 1,888 471,307 6,960 1,895 - 375
Wednesday 117,646 1,525 466,545 7,093 1,335 - 320
Thursday 120,702 1,516 472,974 7,924 2,391 - 211
Friday 108,731 2,004 467,994 5,495 1,814 - 313
Saturday 55,471 6 164,395 993 47 - -
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Total 639,870 8,140 2,517,496 37,031 10,393 - 1,438
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%Steers 47.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 91.5
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 8.5
%Cows 20.4 %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, October 2, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 530.6 Cattle 1,374 831
Steers 916
Heifers 836
Cows 620
Bulls 869
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 219 127
Pork 533.9 Hogs 285 212
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 299
Boars 196
Lamb and mutton 2.3 Sheep 124 62
Mature sheep 68
Lambs and yearlings 62
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Total meat
production 1,067.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 2, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 639,870
Steers 305,237 47.7
Heifers 193,651 30.3
Dairy cows 60,682 9.5
Other cows 69,578 10.9
Bulls 10,722 1.7
Calves Total 8,140
Hogs Total 2,517,496
Barrows and gilts 2,450,320 97.3
Sows 60,568 2.4
Boars 6,608 0.3
Sheep Total 37,031
Mature sheep 3,144 8.5
Lambs and yearlings 33,887 91.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 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 57,552 36,342 79.1 9,628 13,039 19.1
Tuesday 57,269 35,213 77.9 11,740 12,365 20.3
Wednesday 56,080 33,318 76.0 12,303 13,872 22.2
Thursday 55,768 39,216 78.7 11,314 12,630 19.8
Friday 52,116 32,180 77.5 11,114 11,741 21.0
Saturday 26,452 17,382 79.0 4,583 5,931 19.0
Total 305,237 193,651 78.0 60,682 69,578 20.4
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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