Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

110,847    

 2,948

  380,702    

 8,048

1,541

  577

  136

Tuesday

119,783

 3,815

  398,390

10,161

2,638

   28

  199

Wednesday

114,923    

 3,372

  406,796

 8,123

1,918

  510

  256

Thursday

115,960    

 2,910

  408,832

 8,869

2,130

  271

  211

Friday

112,092

 3,049

  403,827

 7,258

1,238

  118

  123

Saturday

 46,351      

   156

   64,533

   882

   76

    0

  106

Total

619,956

16,250  

2,063,080

43,341

9,541

1,504

1,031

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         50.5

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.6

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        30.3

%Mature Sheep      4.4

%Stags & Boars     0.5

%Cows           17.7

%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  20/01/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

482.3

Cattle

1,292

781 

Steers

831

Heifers

774

Cows

635

Bulls/Stags

914

Calves and Veal

3.2

Calves

329

197

Pork

418.7

Hogs

271

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

217

Lamb & Mutton

3.1

Sheep

143

72

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

72

Total Meat

 Production

907.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, January 20, 2007

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       619,956

                 : Steers          :       313,178      50.5

                 : Heifers         :       187,861      30.3

                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,444       8.1

                 : Other Cows      :        59,577       9.6

                 : Bulls           :         8,896       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,250

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       Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,063,080                   

                 :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,990,501         96.5      

                 :   Sows             :      63,105          3.1      

                 :   Stags/Boars      :       9,474          0.5        ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                    :

       Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      43,341                   

                 :   Mature Sheep     :       1,886          4.4      

                 :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      41,455         95.6        ------------------------------------------------------------

           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 20, 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.   :  58,050    31,872     81.1      7,237    12,070      17.4   

   Tue.   :  60,378    36,510     80.9      9,797    11,175      17.5   

   Wed.   :  54,770    37,966     80.7     10,015    10,674      18.0   

   Thu.   :  58,664    35,496     81.2      8,514    11,548      17.3   

   Fri.   :  56,781    32,461     79.6     10,510    10,533      18.8   

   Sat.   :  24,535    13,556     82.2      4,371     3,577      17.1                                                               

   Total  : 313,178   187,861     80.8     50,444    59,577      17.7  ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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