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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

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Report Date: 8/13/2020

SJ_LS711
St. Joseph, MO    Thu Aug 13, 2020    USDA Market News Service

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

             Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.          
                      Week Ending Saturday, August 1, 2020
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  Day        Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   Bison 1/
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Monday         117,244   1,486     455,991    9,381     3,396       -        158
Tuesday        118,916   1,930     474,448    7,194     2,241       -        289
Wednesday      119,302   2,009     475,766    7,110     1,848       -        277
Thursday       118,684   1,391     481,706    5,794     1,031       -        187
Friday         111,472   1,863     474,269    6,219     1,898       -        307
Saturday        50,686       5     174,563    2,385     1,997       -          -
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Total          636,304   8,684   2,536,743   38,083    12,411       -      1,218
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%Steers        51.0    %Barrows & gilts      97.3    %Lambs & yearlings  93.4
%Heifers       30.0    %Sows                  2.5    %Mature sheep        6.6
%Cows          17.3    %Boars                 0.2                              
%Bulls          1.7                                                            
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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, August 1, 2020
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   Production                     Species and class  Live weight  Dressed Weight
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                    million pounds                        pounds         pounds 
                                                                                
Beef                     530.0     Cattle                 1,365           835   
                                   Steers                                 905   
                                   Heifers                                828   
                                   Cows                                   631   
                                   Bulls                                  895   
                                                                                
Calves and veal            1.2     Calves                   240           140   
                                                                                
Pork                     533.2     Hogs                     282           210   
                                   Barrows and gilts                      208   
                                   Sows                                   304   
                                   Boars                                  180   
                                                                                
Lamb and mutton            2.4     Sheep                    124            62   
                                   Mature sheep                            71   
                                   Lambs and yearlings                     62   
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Total meat                                                                      
   production          1,066.8                                                  
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
               Week Ending  Saturday, August 1, 2020
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                                      Number of        Percent    
              Species                   head          of total    
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Cattle                       Total      636,304                   
                            Steers      324,205         51.0      
                           Heifers      190,945         30.0      
                        Dairy cows       51,946          8.2      
                        Other cows       58,139          9.1      
                             Bulls       11,069          1.7      
                                                                  
Calves                       Total        8,684                   
                                                                  
Hogs                         Total    2,536,743                   
                 Barrows and gilts    2,467,586         97.3      
                              Sows       63,417          2.5      
                             Boars        5,740          0.2      
                                                                  
Sheep                        Total       38,083                   
                      Mature sheep        2,505          6.6      
               Lambs and yearlings       35,578         93.4      
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.          
                        Week Ending  Saturday, August 1, 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         57,602   37,702        81.3         8,140  11,286       16.6     
Tuesday        59,542   35,654        80.1        10,289  11,414       18.3     
Wednesday      60,198   33,714        78.7        10,783  12,497       19.5     
Thursday       62,175   33,545        80.7        10,203  10,597       17.5     
Friday         55,332   33,594        79.8        11,100   9,391       18.4     
Saturday       29,356   16,736        90.9         1,431   2,954        8.7     
                                                                                
Total         324,205  190,945        81.0        51,946  58,139       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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