Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

123,390

 3,187

  399,396   

10,439

 2,953

  168

212

Tuesday

123,435    

 4,242    

  407,878

10,492

 1,983       

  221

164

Wednesday

123,271    

 3,076  

  411,422

 9,012

 1,583

  301

167

Thursday

118,998    

 2,928

  339,684

10,374

 2,463

  173

248

Friday

109,466    

 3,282

  250,639    

 6,122

 1,421

  188

130  

Saturday

 24,849        

     0

   80,682

 2,469

    35

    0

  0

Total

623,409   

16,715

1,889,701

48,908    

10,438

1,051

921

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         50.4

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.7

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        30.2

%Mature Sheep      4.3

%Boars             0.4

%Cows           17.8

%Bulls             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  03/03/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

474.1  

Cattle

1,267

763 

Steers

811

Heifers

752

Cows

634

Bulls/Stags

905

Calves and Veal

3.1

Calves

311

187

Pork

382.0

Hogs

270

202

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

215

Lamb & Mutton

3.5

Sheep

144

72

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

72

Total Meat

 Production

862.8

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 3, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     623,409                   

             :   Steers           :     314,144         50.4      

             :   Heifers          :     188,430         30.2      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      50,977          8.2      

             :   Other Cows       :      60,299          9.7      

             :   Bulls            :       9,559          1.5      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      16,715                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,889,701                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,819,003         96.3      

             :   Sows             :      62,342          3.3      

             :   Boars            :       8,356          0.4      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      48,908                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,089          4.3      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      46,819         95.7    

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, March 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.   :  61,869    37,642     80.6      8,784    13,354      17.9   

   Tue.   :  60,154    38,792     80.2      9,937    12,576      18.2   

   Wed.   :  60,930    37,670     80.0     10,824    11,999      18.5   

   Thu.   :  63,309    31,969     80.1     10,135    11,632      18.3   

   Fri.   :  54,890    33,457     80.7     10,199     9,154      17.7   

   Sat.   :  12,992     8,900     88.1      1,098     1,584      10.8   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 314,144   188,430     80.6     50,977    60,299      17.8   

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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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