Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

120,867    

 3,398

  402,932

10,848

 3,426

291

137

Tuesday

119,915    

 3,807

  368,441

10,991

 2,415

 92

254

Wednesday

120,320    

 2,384

  378,478

  9,214

 1,135

266

245

Thursday

121,103    

 1,796

  410,372

10,181

 1,862

107

181

Friday

113,537

 3,299

  389,852

 8,885

 1,485

204

106

Saturday

 24,361

   558

   57,084

    46

    30

  0

  0

Total

620,103

15,242

2,007,159

50,165

10,353

960

923

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         50.1

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.3

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        31.1

%Mature Sheep      3.7

%Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.5

%Bulls             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  17/02/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

474.1

Cattle

1,276

767 

Steers

816

Heifers

758

Cows

632

Bulls/Stags

897

Calves and Veal

2.9

Calves

318

190

Pork

404.7

Hogs

269

202

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

204

Lamb & Mutton

3.6

Sheep

143

72

Mature Sheep

62

Lambs & Yearlings

72

Total Meat

 Production

885.3

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, February 17, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     620,103                   

             :   Steers           :     310,705         50.1      

             :   Heifers          :     192,817         31.1      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      49,875          8.0      

             :   Other Cows       :      58,540          9.4      

             :   Bulls            :       8,166          1.3      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      15,242                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,007,159                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,938,525         96.6      

             :   Sows             :      61,327          3.1      

             :   Boars            :       7,307          0.4      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      50,165                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       1,878          3.7      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      48,287         96.3 

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 17, 2007                

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          :                 Number of Head Slaughtered                  

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    Day   :         :         :  S&H as  :         :         :  D&O as  

    of    :         :         :   % of   :  Dairy  :  Other  :   % of   

   Week   : Steers  : Heifers :  Cattle  :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Cattle  

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   Mon.   :  62,355    35,853     81.3      8,095    12,929      17.4   

   Tue.   :  62,728    33,760     80.5     10,049    11,630      18.1   

   Wed.   :  57,380    39,468     80.5      9,981    11,829      18.1   

   Thu.   :  58,390    40,457     81.6      9,523    11,026      17.0   

   Fri.   :  57,148    34,831     81.0     10,563     9,771      17.9   

   Sat.   :  12,704     8,448     86.8      1,664     1,355      12.4   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 310,705   192,817     81.2     49,875    58,540      17.5   

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

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

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