Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

120,927    

 3,178    

  412,773

11,972

 3,428      

305

  234

Tuesday

121,033    

 3,283

  412,478

12,795     

 2,376

134

  161

Wednesday

117,779    

 2,465

  409,555   

12,148

 2,383

267

  301

Thursday

118,423    

 2,379

  408,786  

12,626

 2,744

  0

  208

Friday

112,749    

 2,956  

  407,583   

13,916

 2,695

  0

  167

Saturday

 19,945        

     0

   39,215

 8,839  

   309

  0

    0

Total

610,856

14,261

2,090,390   

72,296

13,935      

706

1,071

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         49.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  97.2

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        30.5

%Mature Sheep      2.8

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           18.2

%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  31/03/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

462.6

Cattle

1,255

760

Steers

804

Heifers

752

Cows

637

Bulls/Stags

918

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

331

199

Pork

423.1

Hogs

271

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

218

Lamb & Mutton

4.9

Sheep

133

67

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

67

Total Meat

 Production

893.4  

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 31, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     610,856                   

             :   Steers           :     303,924         49.8      

             :   Heifers          :     186,134         30.5      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      55,254          9.0      

             :   Other Cows       :      55,680          9.1      

             :   Bulls            :       9,864          1.6      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      14,261                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,090,390                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   2,015,676         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      64,491          3.1      

             :   Boars            :      10,223          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      72,296                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,016          2.8      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      70,280         97.2     

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, March 31, 2007                

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          :                 Number of Head Slaughtered                  

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    Day   :         :         :  S&H as  :         :         :  D&O as  

    of    :         :         :   % of   :  Dairy  :  Other  :   % of   

   Week   : Steers  : Heifers :  Cattle  :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Cattle  

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  Mon.   :  59,019    38,660     80.8      8,615    12,802      17.7   

   Tue.   :  55,395    41,241     79.8     11,162    11,185      18.5   

   Wed.   :  59,590    35,117     80.4     11,217     9,969      18.0   

   Thu.   :  60,813    34,218     80.2     11,247    10,041      18.0   

   Fri.   :  57,672    31,540     79.1     11,349    10,232      19.1   

   Sat.   :  11,435     5,358     84.2      1,664     1,451      15.6   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 303,924   186,134     80.2     55,254    55,680      18.2   

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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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