Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

124,332    

 3,381

  401,984

10,055

  3,084

  319

  207

Tuesday

123,761    

 3,958

  418,865   

10,749

 2,038

   97

  224

Wednesday

122,304    

 3,631

  406,060

 9,701

 1,426

  243

  189

Thursday

126,076    

 2,908

  413,637  

11,172

 2,219

  179

  230

Friday

118,928

 3,864

  407,335  

 9,291  

 1,465

  303

  208

Saturday

 18,400

     2

   75,223

 3,836

    47

    0

    0

Total

633,801

17,744  

2,123,104   

54,804

10,279

1,141

1,058

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         50.6

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.1

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        30.4

%Mature Sheep      3.9

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           17.5

%Bulls             1.6

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  10/03/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

482.2

Cattle

1,265

764 

Steers

810

Heifers

752

Cows

636

Bulls/Stags

914

Calves and Veal

3.3

Calves

313

187

Pork

429.1

Hogs

270

202

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

212

Lamb & Mutton

4.0

Sheep

146

73

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

918.6

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 10, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     633,801                   

             :   Steers           :     320,430         50.6      

             :   Heifers          :     192,393         30.4      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      51,607          8.1      

             :   Other Cows       :      59,449          9.4      

             :   Bulls            :       9,922          1.6      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      17,744                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,123,104                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,047,690         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      65,701          3.1      

             :   Boars            :       9,713          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      54,804                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,158          3.9      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      52,646         96.1   

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, March 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.   :  61,065    40,732     81.9      7,614    13,107      16.7   

   Tue.   :  63,586    35,939     80.4     10,717    11,541      18.0   

   Wed.   :  62,649    36,310     80.9     10,272    10,910      17.3   

   Thu.   :  66,440    35,560     80.9     10,636    11,468      17.5   

   Fri.   :  58,180    37,922     80.8     10,820    10,163      17.6   

   Sat.   :   8,510     5,930     78.5      1,548     2,260      20.7   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 320,430   192,393     80.9     51,607    59,449      17.5  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

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