Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
SJ_LS711
St. Joseph, MO    Thu Jul 29, 2021    USDA Market News Service

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, July 17, 2021
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         118,756     822     453,655    9,952     2,549       -        164
Tuesday        119,361   1,697     468,307    6,892     1,940       -        322
Wednesday      119,332   1,486     465,241    8,326     1,779       -        311
Thursday       119,976   1,360     461,131    7,916     2,088       -        214
Friday         118,546   1,914     426,301    5,693     1,913       -        286
Saturday        54,344       6      13,715      975       538       -          -
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Total          650,315   7,285   2,288,350   39,754    10,807       -      1,297
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%Steers        50.5    %Barrows & gilts      97.1    %Lambs & yearlings  91.5
%Heifers       28.8    %Sows                  2.7    %Mature sheep        8.5
%Cows          19.0    %Boars                 0.3                              
%Bulls          1.8                                                            
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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, July 17, 2021
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds 
                                                                                
Beef                     530.0     Cattle                 1,348           817   
                                   Steers                                 888   
                                   Heifers                                813   
                                   Cows                                   622   
                                   Bulls                                  909   
                                                                                
Calves and veal            0.9     Calves                   212           122   
                                                                                
Pork                     479.8     Hogs                     281           210   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      207   
                                   Sows                                   300   
                                   Boars                                  202   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton            2.4     Sheep                    119            60   
                                   Mature sheep                            64   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     59   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production          1,013.1                                                  
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, July 17, 2021
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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Cattle                       Total      650,315                   
                            Steers      328,446         50.5      
                           Heifers      187,052         28.8      
                        Dairy cows       55,008          8.5      
                        Other cows       68,243         10.5      
                             Bulls       11,566          1.8      
                                                                  
Calves                       Total        7,285                   
                                                                  
Hogs                         Total    2,288,350                   
                 Barrows and gilts    2,221,616         97.1      
                              Sows       60,863          2.7      
                             Boars        5,871          0.3      
                                                                  
Sheep                        Total       39,754                   
                      Mature sheep        3,367          8.5      
               Lambs and yearlings       36,387         91.5      
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.          
                        Week Ending  Saturday, July 17, 2021
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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         64,644   30,691        80.3         7,536  13,828       18.0     
Tuesday        58,986   34,654        78.5        11,156  12,478       19.8     
Wednesday      57,367   36,598        78.7        10,904  12,464       19.6     
Thursday       59,839   34,946        79.0        10,913  12,236       19.3     
Friday         60,590   34,069        79.9        10,392  11,350       18.3     
Saturday       27,020   16,094        79.3         4,107   5,887       18.4     
                                                                                
Total         328,446  187,052        79.3        55,008  68,243       19.0     
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Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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