SJ_LS712
St Joseph, MO          Fri Oct 19, 2018          USDA Market News
Estimated Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection

     Total red meat production under Federal inspection for the week
ending Saturday, October 20, 2018 was estimated at 1063 million lbs.
according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture's Marketing Service.
This was 1.1 percent higher than a week ago and 1.6 percent higher
than a year ago.  Cumulative meat production for the year to date was
2.7 percent higher compared to the previous year.

                        Meat Production (millions of pounds)
                             (excludes condemned)
Week Ending       Beef     Calf/Veal     Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton  Totals (3)
  20-Oct-18       517.9          1.3        541.2         2.6    1063.0
  13-Oct-18       528.6          1.2        519.4         2.7    1051.9
   Change:         -2.0%         8.3%         4.2%       -3.7%      1.1%
  21-Oct-17       521.8          1.5        520.9         2.5    1046.7
   Change:         -0.7%       -13.3%         3.9%        4.0%      1.6%
  2018 YTD      21339.0         57.8      20766.5       112.2   42275.5
  2017 YTD      20752.8         58.0      20250.5       105.1   41166.4
   Change:          2.8%        -0.3%         2.6%        6.8%      2.7%
(1)Previous week estimates may be revised. Year ago data are actuals.
(2) Excludes lard.      (3) Totals may not add due to rounding.
2018 totals are subject to revision
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                        Livestock Slaughter (head)
Week Ending   Cattle    Calves/Vealer      Hogs   Sheep/Lambs
  20-Oct-18     625,000       10,000    2,589,000      38,000
  13-Oct-18     639,000       10,000    2,489,000      39,000
   Change:         -2.2%         0.0%         4.0%       -2.6%
  21-Oct-17     633,000       10,000    2,468,000      37,000
   Change:         -1.3%         0.0%         4.9%        2.7%
  2018 YTD   26,207,000      442,000   98,322,000   1,588,000
  2017 YTD   25,570,000      402,000   96,185,000   1,542,000
   Change:          2.5%         9.9%         2.2%        3.0%
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                                     Average Weights (lbs)
Week Ending Live:          Cattle    Calves/Vealers    Hogs   Sheep/Lambs
  20-Oct-18   Estimate          1366          219         281       137
  13-Oct-18   Estimate          1362          213         280       137
  21-Oct-17     Actual          1365          245         283       132
            Dressed:
  20-Oct-18   Estimate           830          127         209        69
  13-Oct-18   Estimate           829          124         209        69
  21-Oct-17     Actual           826          143         211        66
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           Percentage of Total Cattle Slaughtered by Class
Week Ending    Steers      Heifers        Cows           Bulls
  06-Oct-18       49.6%        29.3%        19.3%        1.8%
  07-Oct-17       51.3%        28.8%        18.2%        1.7%

           Percentage of Total Hogs Slaughtered by Class
Week Ending Barrows & Gilts                 Sows                 Boars
  06-Oct-18       97.2%                      2.4%                  0.4%
  07-Oct-17       97.4%                      2.3%                  0.3%

*2017 slaughter totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Source:  USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, St Joseph, MO
         816-676-7000   e-mail:  stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
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