Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 09.10.21
22/10/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 9, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 119,687 1,050 465,097 10,730 3,155 - 179
Tuesday 122,438 2,030 479,401 7,040 2,131 - 344
Wednesday 121,281 1,728 479,614 7,368 1,271 - 277
Thursday 121,378 1,238 480,994 7,023 2,388 - 210
Friday 114,165 1,661 472,547 6,138 1,987 - 326
Saturday 57,710 4 221,464 1,483 188 - -
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Total 656,659 7,711 2,599,117 39,782 11,120 - 1,336
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%Steers 48.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 92.1
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 7.9
%Cows 20.1 %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 9, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 547.2 Cattle 1,380 835
Steers 921
Heifers 839
Cows 620
Bulls 861
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 230 134
Pork 554.5 Hogs 287 213
Barrows and gilts 211
Sows 303
Boars 195
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 124 62
Mature sheep 70
Lambs and yearlings 61
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Total meat
production 1,105.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 9, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 656,659
Steers 317,205 48.3
Heifers 196,487 29.9
Dairy cows 59,431 9.1
Other cows 72,231 11.0
Bulls 11,305 1.7
Calves Total 7,711
Hogs Total 2,599,117
Barrows and gilts 2,532,510 97.4
Sows 59,767 2.3
Boars 6,840 0.3
Sheep Total 39,782
Mature sheep 3,158 7.9
Lambs and yearlings 36,624 92.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 9, 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 59,409 36,085 79.8 8,831 13,209 18.4
Tuesday 58,516 37,198 78.2 11,964 12,701 20.1
Wednesday 53,808 39,151 76.6 11,661 14,777 21.8
Thursday 62,574 33,220 78.9 11,230 12,240 19.3
Friday 56,134 33,207 78.3 11,262 11,702 20.1
Saturday 26,764 17,626 76.9 4,483 7,602 20.9
Total 317,205 196,487 78.2 59,431 72,231 20.1
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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