SJ_LS711
St. Joseph, MO Thu Oct 11, 2018 USDA Market News Service
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 29, 2018
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 117,905 2,239 468,843 7,870 2,855 - 181
Tuesday 119,015 2,449 470,209 8,319 1,771 - 160
Wednesday 119,284 2,461 472,468 6,604 1,086 - 247
Thursday 120,737 1,840 469,896 8,246 2,022 - 131
Friday 120,540 2,765 453,559 6,514 1,503 - 131
Saturday 50,427 82 223,575 661 53 - 13
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Total 647,908 11,836 2,558,550 38,214 9,290 - 863
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%Steers 49.9 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 94.6
%Heifers 30.1 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 5.4
%Cows 18.3 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.7
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- Represents zero.
1/ Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore do not
require inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in Federally
Inspected Plants, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 29, 2018
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 537.5 Cattle 1,366 831
Steers 900
Heifers 830
Cows 638
Bulls 886
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 215 126
Pork 535.7 Hogs 281 209
Barrows and gilts 207
Sows 303
Boars 187
Lamb and mutton 2.6 Sheep 137 69
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 1,077.3
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 29, 2018
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 647,908
Steers 323,528 49.9
Heifers 195,092 30.1
Dairy cows 60,606 9.4
Other cows 57,901 8.9
Bulls 10,781 1.7
Calves Total 11,836
Hogs Total 2,558,550
Barrows and gilts 2,489,891 97.3
Sows 60,102 2.3
Boars 8,557 0.3
Sheep Total 38,214
Mature sheep 2,053 5.4
Lambs and yearlings 36,161 94.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, September 29, 2018
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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 58,584 36,112 80.3 9,462 11,666 17.9
Tuesday 59,764 34,230 79.0 11,875 11,025 19.2
Wednesday 58,097 35,472 78.4 12,269 11,504 19.9
Thursday 61,095 35,944 80.4 11,253 10,505 18.0
Friday 60,810 36,053 80.4 12,159 9,644 18.1
Saturday 25,178 17,281 84.2 3,588 3,557 14.2
Total 323,528 195,092 80.0 60,606 57,901 18.3
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
(816)-676-7000 e-mail: stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
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