Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

109,626    

 3,016    

  378,415    

 7,845

 1,353

  190  

162

Tuesday

124,964    

 4,103

  403,148   

11,224     

 2,488

  257

162

Wednesday

123,118    

 3,496

  397,762

 9,760

 2,106

  266

224

Thursday

125,491    

 2,877    

  401,549

10,561

 2,537       

  130

159

Friday

123,387    

 3,667    

  401,725

 8,871  

 1,831       

  259

181

Saturday

 29,524

    55

   22,748

    42

    52

    0

  0

Total

636,110   

17,214

2,005,347

48,303

10,367

1,102

888  

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         49.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.0

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        32.1

%Mature Sheep      4.0

%Boars             0.4

%Cows           17.4

%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  24/02/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

486.5

Cattle

1,279

768 

Steers

815

Heifers

759

Cows

635

Bulls/Stags

913

Calves and Veal

3.0

Calves

298

177

Pork

405.8

Hogs

270

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

211

Lamb & Mutton

3.5

Sheep

144

72

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

72

Total Meat

 Production

898.8

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, February 24, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     636,110                   

             :   Steers           :     312,827         49.2      

             :   Heifers          :     204,195         32.1      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      51,285          8.1      

             :   Other Cows       :      59,135          9.3      

             :   Bulls            :       8,668          1.4      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      17,214                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,005,347                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,933,575         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      63,042          3.1      

             :   Boars            :       8,730          0.4      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      48,303                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       1,928          4.0      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      46,375         96.0   

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 24, 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.   :  54,882    33,762     80.9      7,272    12,248      17.8   

   Tue.   :  62,001    39,946     81.6     10,104    11,397      17.2   

   Wed.   :  57,615    41,569     80.6     10,625    11,533      18.0   

   Thu.   :  60,102    41,884     81.3      9,577    12,008      17.2   

   Fri.   :  58,983    41,035     81.1     10,925    10,539      17.4   

   Sat.   :  19,244     5,999     85.5      2,782     1,410      14.2   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 312,827   204,195     81.3     51,285    59,135      17.4  

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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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