Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 23.10.21
12/11/2021
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 23, 2021
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 118,422 1,030 472,974 10,987 3,047 - 285
Tuesday 121,360 1,999 480,384 7,571 2,164 - 303
Wednesday 122,631 2,094 479,207 7,200 1,409 - 335
Thursday 121,639 1,332 472,084 8,247 2,321 - 339
Friday 112,318 2,030 472,868 5,440 1,821 - 280
Saturday 65,604 2 228,859 1,180 73 - -
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Total 661,974 8,487 2,606,376 40,625 10,835 - 1,542
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%Steers 46.6 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 92.4
%Heifers 31.0 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 7.6
%Cows 20.7 %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 23, 2021
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 549.2 Cattle 1,377 831
Steers 918
Heifers 842
Cows 616
Bulls 862
Calves and veal 1.1 Calves 226 132
Pork 558.7 Hogs 288 214
Barrows and gilts 212
Sows 298
Boars 195
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 125 63
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 63
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Total meat
production 1,111.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 23, 2021
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 661,974
Steers 308,304 46.6
Heifers 205,406 31.0
Dairy cows 60,754 9.2
Other cows 76,442 11.5
Bulls 11,068 1.7
Calves Total 8,487
Hogs Total 2,606,376
Barrows and gilts 2,538,915 97.4
Sows 60,434 2.3
Boars 7,027 0.3
Sheep Total 40,625
Mature sheep 3,069 7.6
Lambs and yearlings 37,556 92.4
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, October 23, 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 55,738 37,792 79.0 9,064 13,803 19.3
Tuesday 54,582 38,935 77.1 11,554 14,195 21.2
Wednesday 56,388 37,808 76.8 12,076 14,573 21.7
Thursday 57,760 36,923 77.8 11,168 13,799 20.5
Friday 53,537 32,828 76.9 11,794 12,281 21.4
Saturday 30,299 21,120 78.4 5,098 7,791 19.6
Total 308,304 205,406 77.6 60,754 76,442 20.7
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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