Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 16.04.22
29/04/2022
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 2022
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 123,138 1,232 476,721 11,388 2,611 - 112
Tuesday 125,826 1,676 467,689 8,376 1,877 - 377
Wednesday 125,388 972 476,480 6,972 1,576 - 175
Thursday 124,534 888 480,087 8,170 2,109 - 166
Friday 114,151 1,412 436,481 4,397 1,633 - 223
Saturday 24,663 14 8,469 176 51 - 45
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Total 637,700 6,194 2,345,927 39,479 9,857 - 1,098
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%Steers 47.5 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 94.1
%Heifers 30.7 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 5.9
%Cows 19.8 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.9
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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 16, 2022
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 529.3 Cattle 1,374 832
Steers 909
Heifers 835
Cows 637
Bulls 873
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 268 156
Pork 511.2 Hogs 292 218
Barrows and gilts 216
Sows 295
Boars 185
Lamb and mutton 2.5 Sheep 126 64
Mature sheep 62
Lambs and yearlings 64
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Total meat
production 1,044.0
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 2022
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 637,700
Steers 303,178 47.5
Heifers 195,973 30.7
Dairy cows 54,778 8.6
Other cows 71,700 11.2
Bulls 12,071 1.9
Calves Total 6,194
Hogs Total 2,345,927
Barrows and gilts 2,284,650 97.4
Sows 56,014 2.4
Boars 5,263 0.2
Sheep Total 39,479
Mature sheep 2,323 5.9
Lambs and yearlings 37,156 94.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 16, 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 58,130 38,651 78.6 9,229 14,625 19.4
Tuesday 61,183 37,151 78.2 11,079 13,965 19.9
Wednesday 59,920 37,111 77.4 10,958 15,093 20.8
Thursday 58,444 37,616 77.1 11,211 14,776 20.9
Friday 53,358 35,644 78.0 11,707 11,311 20.2
Saturday 12,143 9,800 89.0 594 1,930 10.2
Total 303,178 195,973 78.3 54,778 71,700 19.8
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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