Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

121,181    

 2,554

  370,647  

10,138

2,345

  273

124

Tuesday

120,487

 3,306

  388,911

10,457

2,490

  203

 70  

Wednesday

120,901

 3,573    

  395,840

 9,146

1,703

  252

183

Thursday

118,135    

 2,837    

  401,151

 9,896

1,610

  176

113

Friday

118,192    

 3,588    

  392,744

 8,972

1,709

  229  

147

Saturday

 21,704

    65

    8,964

    43

   49

    0

  0

Total

620,600   

15,923

1,958,257

48,652  

9,906     

1,133

637

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         48.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.0

%Sows              3.0

%Heifers        33.4

%Mature Sheep      4.0

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.1

%Bulls & Stags     1.3

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  10/02/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

475.9

Cattle

1,276

770 

Steers

818

Heifers

762

Cows

632

Bulls/Stags

907

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

300

179

Pork

394.4

Hogs

269

202

Barrows and Gilts

198

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

202

Lamb & Mutton

3.5

Sheep

141

71

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

71

Total Meat

 Production

876.5

          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            :     620,600                   

             :   Steers           :     299,088         48.2      

             :   Heifers          :     207,536         33.4      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      47,757          7.7      

             :   Other Cows       :      58,061          9.4      

             :   Bulls            :       8,158          1.3      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      15,923                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,958,257                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,890,649         96.5      

             :   Sows             :      59,376          3.0      

             :   Boars            :       8,232          0.4      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      48,652                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       1,968          4.0      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      46,684         96.0  

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 10, 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.   :  58,143    41,647     82.3      7,202    12,704      16.4   

   Tue.   :  55,635    43,502     82.3      9,258    10,570      16.5   

   Wed.   :  58,986    39,638     81.6      9,899    10,812      17.1   

   Thu.   :  56,984    38,428     80.8      9,944    11,225      17.9   

   Fri.   :  59,291    35,671     80.3     10,634    10,788      18.1   

   Sat.   :  10,049     8,650     86.2        820     1,962      12.8   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 299,088   207,536     81.6     47,757    58,061      17.1 

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