Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

  85,666    

 3,480    

  407,747

9,708

 3,052

  811

  198

Tuesday

 117,027

 3,435

  405,322

9,576

 2,695

   84

  218  

Wednesday

 108,365

 3,131

  407,205

9,083

 1,586

  532

  201

Thursday

 121,924

 2,752

  409,600

9,450     

 2,610

  453

  161

Friday

 117,567

 3,355

  399,664

7,232

 1,265

  193

  228  

Saturday

  48,901

    86

   70,829

   14

    35

    0

    0

Total

 599,450

16,239

2,100,367

45,063

11,243

2,073

1,006  

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         50.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.4

%Sows              2.1

%Heifers        27.5

%Mature Sheep      4.6

%Stags & Boars     0.5

%Cows           20.5

%Bulls & Stags     1.8

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  13/01/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

465.1

Cattle

1,298

779

Steers

836

Heifers

777

Cows

626

Bulls/Stags

908

Calves and Veal

3.2

Calves

329

197

Pork

427.1

Hogs

272

204

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

220

Lamb & Mutton

3.2

Sheep

141

71

Mature Sheep

64

Lambs & Yearlings

71

Total Meat

 Production

898.5

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, January 13, 2007

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       599,450  

                 : Steers          :       300,961      50.2

                 : Heifers         :       164,698      27.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        54,161       9.0

                 : Other Cows      :        68,708      11.5  

                 : Bulls           :         10,922      1.8

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,239

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         Hogs    :   TOTAL            :   2,100,367                   

                 :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,024,669         96.4      

                 :   Sows             :      66,153          3.1      

                 :   Stags/Boars      :       9,545          0.5    

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

                 :                 :

       Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      45,063                   

                 :   Mature Sheep     :       2,085          4.6      

                 :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      42,978         95.4

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 13, 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.   :  41,589    21,417     73.5      8,227    12,876      24.6   

   Tue.   :  59,088    34,015     79.6     10,366    11,611      18.8   

   Wed.   :  54,919    29,322     77.7      9,881    12,267      20.4   

   Thu.   :  62,741    35,466     80.5      9,909    11,547      17.6   

   Fri.   :  61,213    32,155     79.4     10,430    11,920      19.0   

   Sat.   :  21,411    12,323     69.0      5,348     8,487      28.3                                                                        

   Total  :  300,961   164,698     77.7     54,161    68,708     20.5 

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

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