Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 19.02.22
04/03/2022
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 19, 2022
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 121,899 1,129 466,419 9,273 2,291 - 287
Tuesday 125,983 1,942 475,489 6,671 1,917 - 352
Wednesday 123,757 1,575 472,686 6,430 1,402 - 267
Thursday 123,487 958 452,179 5,999 2,309 - 286
Friday 122,340 1,858 462,432 3,118 1,563 - 213
Saturday 52,729 4 153,260 35 85 - -
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Total 670,195 7,466 2,482,465 31,526 9,567 - 1,405
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%Steers 46.1 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.0
%Heifers 30.8 %Sows 2.5 %Mature sheep 6.0
%Cows 21.6 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.5
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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, February 19, 2022
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 562.9 Cattle 1,397 842
Steers 921
Heifers 849
Cows 657
Bulls 884
Calves and veal 1.1 Calves 245 142
Pork 541.4 Hogs 293 218
Barrows and gilts 216
Sows 297
Boars 195
Lamb and mutton 2.1 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 61
Lambs and yearlings 67
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Total meat
production 1,107.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 19, 2022
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 670,195
Steers 309,149 46.1
Heifers 206,100 30.8
Dairy cows 67,207 10.0
Other cows 77,761 11.6
Bulls 9,978 1.5
Calves Total 7,466
Hogs Total 2,482,465
Barrows and gilts 2,415,513 97.3
Sows 61,584 2.5
Boars 5,368 0.2
Sheep Total 31,526
Mature sheep 1,903 6.0
Lambs and yearlings 29,623 94.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, February 19, 2022
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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 56,771 38,215 77.9 10,784 14,403 20.7
Tuesday 57,836 39,627 77.4 12,247 14,406 21.2
Wednesday 56,555 37,194 75.8 13,123 14,954 22.7
Thursday 56,654 38,388 77.0 13,131 13,493 21.6
Friday 58,706 36,505 77.8 12,744 12,630 20.7
Saturday 22,627 16,171 73.6 5,178 7,875 24.8
Total 309,149 206,100 76.9 67,207 77,761 21.6
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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