Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.04.22
22/04/2022
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 9, 2022
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 121,298 1,074 477,928 10,955 2,693 - 179
Tuesday 124,647 1,726 480,812 7,476 2,082 - 281
Wednesday 124,328 993 452,334 7,537 1,400 - 333
Thursday 121,167 1,203 469,337 8,602 2,317 - 295
Friday 118,504 1,596 455,821 5,551 1,542 - 220
Saturday 54,980 10 93,753 275 228 - -
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Total 664,924 6,602 2,429,985 40,396 10,262 - 1,308
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%Steers 46.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 30.3 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.9
%Cows 21.0 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.8
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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, April 9, 2022
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 553.1 Cattle 1,381 834
Steers 912
Heifers 840
Cows 644
Bulls 873
Calves and veal 1.1 Calves 278 162
Pork 531.7 Hogs 294 219
Barrows and gilts 217
Sows 299
Boars 190
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 65
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 1,088.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 9, 2022
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 664,924
Steers 311,880 46.9
Heifers 201,294 30.3
Dairy cows 60,873 9.2
Other cows 78,681 11.8
Bulls 12,196 1.8
Calves Total 6,602
Hogs Total 2,429,985
Barrows and gilts 2,364,815 97.3
Sows 59,432 2.4
Boars 5,738 0.2
Sheep Total 40,396
Mature sheep 2,365 5.9
Lambs and yearlings 38,031 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 9, 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 57,004 37,269 77.7 9,672 14,923 20.3
Tuesday 59,346 36,563 76.9 12,010 14,507 21.3
Wednesday 59,557 35,028 76.1 11,953 15,828 22.3
Thursday 53,296 38,648 75.9 11,966 14,954 22.2
Friday 55,064 36,563 77.3 12,301 12,182 20.7
Saturday 27,613 17,223 81.5 2,971 6,287 16.8
Total 311,880 201,294 77.2 60,873 78,681 21.0
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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