Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

122,421    

 3,327

  388,151

10,144

3,005  

176

 79  

Tuesday

124,697    

 3,462

  407,523

10,309     

1,548

110

224

Wednesday

123,327    

 3,101    

  404,142

 9,722  

1,312

236  

212

Thursday

120,974

 2,679

  398,123

 9,875

1,832      

118

167

Friday

120,599    

 3,618

  389,553

 7,313

1,606

149

127

Saturday

 29,885       

    71  

   60,103

    43

  146

  0

  0

Total

641,903   

16,258

2,047,595

47,406

9,449  

789

809

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         48.5

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.2

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        32.3

%Mature Sheep      3.8

%Stags & Boars     0.5

%Cows           17.8

%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  03/02/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

491.9

Cattle

1,279

769 

Steers

823

Heifers

763

Cows

620

Bulls/Stags

900

Calves and Veal

2.9

Calves

306

183

Pork

414.4

Hogs

270

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

209

Lamb & Mutton

3.4

Sheep

141

71

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

71

Total Meat

 Production

912.6   

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, February 03, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     641,903                   

             :   Steers           :     311,006         48.5      

             :   Heifers          :     207,232         32.3      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      50,815          7.9      

             :   Other Cows       :      63,402          9.9      

             :   Bulls            :       9,448          1.5      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      16,258                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,047,595                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,973,762         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      64,217          3.1      

             :   Stags/Boars      :       9,616          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      47,406                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       1,815          3.8      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      45,591         96.2      

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 3, 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  

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   Mon.   :  60,596    41,282     83.2      7,420    11,721      15.6   

   Tue.   :  59,493    41,333     80.9      9,883    11,946      17.5   

   Wed.   :  59,590    40,119     80.8     10,169    11,505      17.6   

   Thu.   :  58,985    39,194     81.2     10,078    11,153      17.6   

   Fri.   :  58,142    38,790     80.4     11,253    10,724      18.2   

   Sat.   :  14,200     6,514     69.3      2,012     6,353      28.0   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 311,006   207,232     80.7     50,815    63,402      17.8   

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

         816-238-0678   e-mail:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov

         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sj_ls711.txt

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