SJ_LS711 **Successive reports will be released as data becomes available**
St. Joseph, MO Tue Feb 12, 2019 USDA Market News Service
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 12, 2019
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 119,408 1,951 477,085 9,100 3,005 - 148
Tuesday 120,039 2,736 473,243 8,593 1,730 - 273
Wednesday 120,873 2,779 472,065 7,287 1,283 - 213
Thursday 120,763 1,766 477,169 7,289 2,099 - 238
Friday 118,367 2,766 474,117 6,567 1,785 - 129
Saturday 31,424 106 180,702 40 24 - -
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Total 630,874 12,104 2,554,381 38,876 9,926 - 1,001
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%Steers 48.6 %Barrows & gilts 97.3 %Lambs & yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 29.8 %Sows 2.4 %Mature sheep 4.8
%Cows 20.2 %Boars 0.3
%Bulls 1.3
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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, January 12, 2019
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 514.3 Cattle 1,364 817
Steers 883
Heifers 825
Cows 641
Bulls 865
Calves and veal 1.5 Calves 215 124
Pork 550.7 Hogs 288 216
Barrows and gilts 214
Sows 302
Boars 191
Lamb and mutton 2.7 Sheep 138 69
Mature sheep 66
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 1,069.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 12, 2019
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 630,874
Steers 306,615 48.6
Heifers 188,212 29.8
Dairy cows 69,768 11.1
Other cows 57,932 9.2
Bulls 8,347 1.3
Calves Total 12,104
Hogs Total 2,554,381
Barrows and gilts 2,484,872 97.3
Sows 61,605 2.4
Boars 7,904 0.3
Sheep Total 38,876
Mature sheep 1,869 4.8
Lambs and yearlings 37,007 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, January 12, 2019
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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 56,110 39,780 80.3 10,356 11,730 18.5
Tuesday 60,380 34,215 78.8 13,171 10,912 20.1
Wednesday 57,341 37,022 78.1 13,896 11,039 20.6
Thursday 61,856 34,701 80.0 12,964 9,736 18.8
Friday 60,656 33,133 79.2 13,850 9,204 19.5
Saturday 10,272 9,361 62.5 5,531 5,311 34.5
Total 306,615 188,212 78.4 69,768 57,932 20.2
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Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, St Joseph, MO
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