SJ_LS711
St. Joseph, MO Thu Aug 06, 2020 USDA Market News Service
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 25, 2020
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 115,122 1,343 469,122 7,731 2,833 - 206
Tuesday 117,123 2,226 474,311 7,568 2,004 - 232
Wednesday 116,388 1,898 471,923 6,824 1,315 - 234
Thursday 119,587 1,512 469,519 7,908 2,282 - 157
Friday 111,352 2,118 468,210 6,208 1,788 - 295
Saturday 60,399 1 222,679 921 31 - -
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Total 639,971 9,098 2,575,764 37,160 10,253 - 1,124
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%Steers 52.3 %Barrows & gilts 97.5 %Lambs & yearlings 93.1
%Heifers 28.6 %Sows 2.3 %Mature sheep 6.9
%Cows 17.3 %Boars 0.2
%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 25, 2020
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 533.7 Cattle 1,368 836
Steers 903
Heifers 829
Cows 634
Bulls 895
Calves and veal 1.3 Calves 244 142
Pork 543.4 Hogs 283 211
Barrows and gilts 209
Sows 302
Boars 189
Lamb and mutton 2.4 Sheep 130 65
Mature sheep 69
Lambs and yearlings 65
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Total meat
production 1,080.7
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 25, 2020
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 639,971
Steers 334,709 52.3
Heifers 182,849 28.6
Dairy cows 52,778 8.2
Other cows 58,173 9.1
Bulls 11,462 1.8
Calves Total 9,098
Hogs Total 2,575,764
Barrows and gilts 2,511,206 97.5
Sows 59,840 2.3
Boars 4,718 0.2
Sheep Total 37,160
Mature sheep 2,550 6.9
Lambs and yearlings 34,610 93.1
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 25, 2020
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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 59,412 33,885 81.0 8,182 11,336 17.0
Tuesday 62,628 29,412 78.6 11,169 11,623 19.5
Wednesday 56,811 34,998 78.9 10,704 11,801 19.3
Thursday 65,099 30,998 80.4 10,253 10,919 17.7
Friday 55,854 33,094 79.9 10,976 9,306 18.2
Saturday 34,905 20,462 91.7 1,494 3,188 7.8
Total 334,709 182,849 80.9 52,778 58,173 17.3
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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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