Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

117,875    

 3,543    

  394,440    

 9,304     

2,623       

  562

201   

Tuesday

120,843    

 3,482    

  407,854

 9,663

2,061

  168

150

Wednesday

122,101    

 2,995    

  409,139

 8,377

1,260

  243

239  

Thursday

124,066    

 2,887    

  396,573

 9,648

1,816

  189

116

Friday

119,336    

 3,561

  399,699

 7,266

1,439

  237

135

Saturday

 26,602       

    70

   65,887       

    39

   70

    0

  0

Total

630,823   

16,538  

2,073,592

44,297

9,269

1,399

841

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         51.0

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.1

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        29.6

%Mature Sheep      3.9

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.9

%Bulls & Stags     1.5

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  27/01/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

487.3

Cattle

1,289

775 

Steers

826

Heifers

766

Cows

634

Bulls/Stags

908

Calves and Veal

3.2

Calves

323

193

Pork

419.9

Hogs

270

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

215

Lamb & Mutton

3.1

Sheep

141

71

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

71

Total Meat

 Production

913.5   

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, January 27, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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

   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     630,823                   

             :   Steers           :     321,785         51.0      

             :   Heifers          :     186,854         29.6      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      50,881          8.1      

             :   Other Cows       :      61,865          9.8      

             :   Bulls            :       9,438          1.5      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      16,538                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,073,592                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,000,559         96.5      

             :   Sows             :      63,878          3.1      

             :   Stags/Boars      :       9,155          0.4      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      44,297                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       1,738          3.9      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      42,559         96.1      

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 27, 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.   :  59,565    36,802     81.8      7,611    12,220      16.8   

   Tue.   :  63,200    35,150     81.4      9,526    11,272      17.2   

   Wed.   :  65,046    34,094     81.2     10,270    11,005      17.4   

   Thu.   :  62,991    38,012     81.4      9,803    11,470      17.1   

   Fri.   :  62,439    33,631     80.5     10,364    11,110      18.0   

   Sat.   :   8,544     9,165     66.6      3,307     4,788      30.4   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 321,785   186,854     80.6     50,881    61,865      17.9  ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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