Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

123,744    

 3,384

  404,156

11,808

 2,524

  291

  255  

Tuesday

124,342    

 3,505

  414,901   

11,039     

 2,309

  173

  201

Wednesday

124,807    

 2,680    

  414,165

11,449

 2,043       

  307

  186

Thursday

123,592    

 2,647

  412,852

10,943

 2,425

  186

  204  

Friday

119,129  

 3,069    

  406,670  

 9,675

 1,567       

  262

  165

Saturday

 20,643        

     1

   47,843    

 6,604

    55

    0

    0

Total

636,257   

15,286

2,100,587

61,518

10,923

1,219    

1,011

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         50.9

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.4

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        30.4

%Mature Sheep      3.6

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           17.0

%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  24/03/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

484.6

Cattle

1,259

764 

Steers

808

Heifers

754

Cows

634

Bulls/Stags

928

Calves and Veal

3.0

Calves

326

196

Pork

425.9

Hogs

271

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

218

Lamb & Mutton

4.4

Sheep

144

72

Mature Sheep

72

Lambs & Yearlings

72

Total Meat

 Production

917.9

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 24, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     636,257                   

             :   Steers           :     324,136         50.9      

             :   Heifers          :     193,106         30.4      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      49,354          7.8      

             :   Other Cows       :      58,556          9.2      

             :   Bulls            :      11,105          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      15,286                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,100,587                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,024,691         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      66,033          3.1      

             :   Boars            :       9,863          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      61,518                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,210          3.6      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      59,308         96.4   

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, March 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.   :  66,203    34,791     81.6      8,137    12,652      16.8   

   Tue.   :  64,753    37,617     82.3      9,443    10,405      16.0   

   Wed.   :  60,127    40,152     80.3     10,525    11,604      17.7   

   Thu.   :  64,466    35,789     81.1      9,805    11,266      17.0   

   Fri.   :  57,187    37,910     79.8     10,721    11,132      18.3   

   Sat.   :  11,400     6,847     88.4        723     1,497      10.8   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 324,136   193,106     81.3     49,354    58,556      17.0   





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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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