Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

118,434    

 3,417

  384,985

11,270

 3,110

  318

109

Tuesday

125,544    

 3,535

  400,939   

11,113

 2,575  

   96

161

Wednesday

124,240    

 3,444

  419,943

10,663  

 1,954

  327

214  

Thursday

123,474    

 2,418

  415,731  

10,961

 2,389  

  130  

217

Friday

111,488    

 3,295

  416,426

 9,807

 1,644

  242

126

Saturday

 28,097        

     2

   95,864    

 5,758

    73

    0

  0

Total

631,277  

16,111

2,133,888

59,572

11,745     

1,113

827

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         51.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.5

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        29.0

%Mature Sheep      3.5

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           18.2

%Bulls             1.7

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  17/03/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

480.3

Cattle

1,265

764 

Steers

809

Heifers

755

Cows

634

Bulls/Stags

923

Calves and Veal

3.1

Calves

318

191

Pork

432.6

Hogs

271

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

211

Lamb & Mutton

4.3

Sheep

145

73

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

920.3

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 17, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     631,277                   

             :   Steers           :     322,973         51.2      

             :   Heifers          :     182,903         29.0      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      52,777          8.4      

             :   Other Cows       :      61,887          9.8      

             :   Bulls            :      10,737          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      16,111                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,133,888                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,057,331         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      65,492          3.1      

             :   Boars            :      11,065          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      59,572                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,112          3.5      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      57,460         96.5      

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, March 17, 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.   :  61,855    34,803     81.6      8,234    11,628      16.8   

   Tue.   :  61,469    39,386     80.3     10,471    12,177      18.0   

   Wed.   :  66,181    33,438     80.2     10,536    11,992      18.1   

   Thu.   :  64,700    33,875     79.8     10,587    12,101      18.4   

   Fri.   :  54,041    34,043     79.0     10,421    10,866      19.1   

   Sat.   :  14,727     7,358     78.6      2,528     3,123      20.1   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 322,973   182,903     80.1     52,777    61,887      18.2   

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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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