Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 14.05.22
27/05/2022
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 14, 2022
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday 119,161 1,321 458,645 9,389 2,485 - 280
Tuesday 124,285 1,578 478,021 6,226 1,875 - 274
Wednesday 122,376 1,085 475,357 6,645 1,017 - 306
Thursday 124,281 1,000 470,191 6,808 2,027 - 335
Friday 120,292 1,678 435,531 3,217 1,435 - 188
Saturday 40,899 - 45,286 18 22 - -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 651,294 6,662 2,363,031 32,303 8,861 - 1,383
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%Steers 47.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.4 %Lambs & yearlings 93.3
%Heifers 30.7 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 6.7
%Cows 20.2 %Boars 0.2
%Bulls 1.9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 14, 2022
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 531.9 Cattle 1,357 818
Steers 891
Heifers 821
Cows 636
Bulls 893
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 270 158
Pork 514.0 Hogs 291 218
Barrows and gilts 216
Sows 302
Boars 186
Lamb and mutton 2.2 Sheep 136 69
Mature sheep 62
Lambs and yearlings 69
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total meat
production 1,049.1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 14, 2022
------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Percent
Species head of total
------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle Total 651,294
Steers 308,120 47.3
Heifers 199,642 30.7
Dairy cows 54,300 8.3
Other cows 77,168 11.8
Bulls 12,064 1.9
Calves Total 6,662
Hogs Total 2,363,031
Barrows and gilts 2,301,474 97.4
Sows 56,394 2.4
Boars 5,163 0.2
Sheep Total 32,303
Mature sheep 2,163 6.7
Lambs and yearlings 30,140 93.3
------------------------------------------------------------------
Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, May 14, 2022
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of head slaughtered
------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Steers & heifers Dairy & other
of as % of Dairy Other as % of
week Steers Heifers cattle cows cows cattle
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday 53,006 39,631 77.7 9,215 15,065 20.4
Tuesday 58,557 39,076 78.6 10,457 13,866 19.6
Wednesday 58,667 36,247 77.6 10,587 14,756 20.7
Thursday 61,779 34,945 77.8 10,703 14,622 20.4
Friday 58,444 35,536 78.1 11,033 13,042 20.0
Saturday 17,667 14,207 77.9 2,305 5,817 19.9
Total 308,120 199,642 78.0 54,300 77,168 20.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
Share this story:
