Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 03.09.22
16/09/2022
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 3, 2022
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 123,035 1,356 482,401 8,788 2,538 - 381
Tuesday 127,248 1,907 479,844 6,867 2,060 - 241
Wednesday 127,241 1,043 477,631 6,526 1,455 - 291
Thursday 124,715 1,191 483,983 6,699 2,110 - 302
Friday 123,324 1,748 434,532 4,804 1,784 - 199
Saturday 16,825 1 11,336 76 77 - -
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Total 642,388 7,246 2,369,727 33,760 10,024 - 1,414
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%Steers 47.7 %Barrows & gilts 97.1 %Lambs & yearlings 93.3
%Heifers 29.9 %Sows 2.6 %Mature sheep 6.7
%Cows 20.4 %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, September 3, 2022
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 527.6 Cattle 1,360 825
Steers 904
Heifers 824
Cows 633
Bulls 869
Calves and veal 1.0 Calves 237 137
Pork 497.9 Hogs 283 210
Barrows and gilts 208
Sows 302
Boars 193
Lamb and mutton 2.2 Sheep 126 64
Mature sheep 63
Lambs and yearlings 64
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Total meat
production 1,028.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 3, 2022
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 642,388
Steers 306,679 47.7
Heifers 192,123 29.9
Dairy cows 55,596 8.7
Other cows 75,742 11.8
Bulls 12,248 1.9
Calves Total 7,246
Hogs Total 2,369,727
Barrows and gilts 2,301,757 97.1
Sows 62,239 2.6
Boars 5,731 0.2
Sheep Total 33,760
Mature sheep 2,267 6.7
Lambs and yearlings 31,493 93.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 3, 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 65,270 32,284 79.3 9,883 13,123 18.7
Tuesday 61,995 38,137 78.7 10,719 13,956 19.4
Wednesday 60,187 38,223 77.3 11,484 15,235 21.0
Thursday 54,984 40,977 76.9 10,559 15,828 21.2
Friday 57,965 37,548 77.4 11,571 13,790 20.6
Saturday 6,278 4,954 66.8 1,380 3,810 30.8
Total 306,679 192,123 77.6 55,596 75,742 20.4
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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