Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

    626

   190

      875

 1,961

 3,006

    0

  0

Tuesday

114,777    

 3,105

  412,787

10,332

 2,426

  680

 20

Wednesday

118,225

 4,119

  413,516

11,022

 2,183

  200

188  

Thursday

112,901

 3,422

  419,254

10,438

 3,407

  576

189

Friday

123,071

 3,513

  414,876

 8,202

 1,046

  233

196

Saturday

 56,206

   185

  183,389

   871

    37

    0

 88

Total

525,806

14,534

1,844,697

42,826    

12,105

1,689

681  

%Barrows & Gilts  96.7

%Steers         51.0

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.2

%Sows              2.8

%Heifers        29.8

%Mature Sheep      4.8

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.9

%Bulls & Stags     1.4

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.      

Meat Production and Actual Live Weight and Dressed Weight W/E  06/01/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

411.0

Cattle

1,298

784

Steers

838

Heifers

776

Cows

631

Bulls/Stags

914

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

323

194

Pork

376.6

Hogs

273

204

Barrows and Gilts

201

Sows

312

Stags and Boars

205

Lamb & Mutton

3.0

Sheep

139

70

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

70

Total Meat

 Production

793.4 

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, January 6, 2007

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       525,806

                 : Steers          :       268,082      51.0

                 : Heifers         :       156,475      29.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,819       8.5

                 : Other Cows      :        49,189       9.4  

                 : Bulls           :         7,241       1.4

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,534

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,844,697

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,784,733      96.7  

                 : Sows            :        52,350       2.8

                 : Stags/Boars     :         7,614       0.4

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        42,826

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,068       4.8

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        40,758      95.2

     ------------------------------------------------------------

           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 6, 2007                 

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          :                 Number of Head Slaughtered                  

          :------------------------------------------------------------

    Day   :         :         :  S&H as  :         :         :  D&O as  

    of    :         :         :   % of   :  Dairy  :  Other  :   % of   

   Week   : Steers  : Heifers :  Cattle  :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Cattle     -----------------------------------------------------------------

   Mon.   :     489       119     97.1          0        11       1.8   

   Tue.   :  59,627    35,357     82.8      7,673    10,827      16.1   

   Wed.   :  59,733    35,954     80.9     10,670    10,307      17.7   

   Thu.   :  56,513    34,231     80.4     10,486     9,875      18.0   

   Fri.   :  64,018    35,644     81.0     11,204    10,598      17.7   

   Sat.   :  27,702    15,170     76.3      4,786     7,571      22.0   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 268,082   156,475     80.7     44,819    49,189      17.9   

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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO

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