Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 30.04.22
13/05/2022
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 2022
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 124,248 1,182 459,755 9,782 3,036 - 179
Tuesday 126,254 1,772 478,704 8,286 2,124 - 360
Wednesday 124,143 1,046 477,333 6,443 1,515 - 315
Thursday 123,195 1,214 471,904 8,637 2,337 - 260
Friday 116,571 1,356 442,109 5,480 1,893 - 239
Saturday 32,225 29 36,979 472 335 - 46
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Total 646,636 6,599 2,366,784 39,100 11,240 - 1,399
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%Steers 49.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 93.5
%Heifers 28.9 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 6.5
%Cows 19.5 %Boars 0.2
%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, April 30, 2022
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 535.0 Cattle 1,373 829
Steers 901
Heifers 833
Cows 633
Bulls 879
Calves and veal 1.1 Calves 275 161
Pork 517.3 Hogs 293 219
Barrows and gilts 217
Sows 298
Boars 193
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 131 66
Mature sheep 63
Lambs and yearlings 66
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Total meat
production 1,055.9
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 2022
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 646,636
Steers 322,830 49.9
Heifers 186,700 28.9
Dairy cows 51,580 8.0
Other cows 74,273 11.5
Bulls 11,253 1.7
Calves Total 6,599
Hogs Total 2,366,784
Barrows and gilts 2,303,791 97.3
Sows 57,412 2.4
Boars 5,581 0.2
Sheep Total 39,100
Mature sheep 2,550 6.5
Lambs and yearlings 36,550 93.5
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, April 30, 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 63,772 34,437 79.0 8,643 15,258 19.2
Tuesday 63,443 36,159 78.9 10,405 13,895 19.2
Wednesday 59,397 35,744 76.6 11,314 15,612 21.7
Thursday 58,653 36,493 77.2 10,668 15,076 20.9
Friday 59,744 34,148 80.5 8,688 11,967 17.7
Saturday 17,821 9,719 85.5 1,862 2,465 13.4
Total 322,830 186,700 78.8 51,580 74,273 19.5
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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