Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

113,011    

 2,873  

  412,355  

15,041

 5,223

  0

117

Tuesday

121,302    

 3,049

  410,571

13,434

 3,012

  0

193

Wednesday

119,421    

 2,397

  401,198

12,665

 3,021

  0

182  

Thursday

116,234    

 2,053

  406,807  

11,869

 3,119       

  0

232

Friday

109,364    

 2,941

  379,511  

 7,342

 2,195

  0

113

Saturday

 21,727        

     4

   41,223

    91

    82

  0

  0

Total

601,059

13,317

2,051,665  

60,442

16,652       

  0

837

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         52.1

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.4

%Sows              3.0

%Heifers        28.2

%Mature Sheep      4.6

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           18.0

%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  07/04/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

451.0

Cattle

1,243

753

Steers

800

Heifers

739

Cows

624

Bulls/Stags

889

Calves and Veal

2.6

Calves

332

200

Pork

415.8

Hogs

271

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

312

Stags and Boars

216

Lamb & Mutton

3.9

Sheep

128

65

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

65

Total Meat

 Production

873.3  

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 7, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     601,059                   

             :   Steers           :     313,420         52.1      

             :   Heifers          :     169,474         28.2      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      54,653          9.1      

             :   Other Cows       :      53,535          8.9      

             :   Bulls            :       9,977          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      13,317                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   2,051,665                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,979,805         96.5      

             :   Sows             :      62,004          3.0      

             :   Boars            :       9,856          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      60,442                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,766          4.6      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      57,676         95.4  

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, April 7, 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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    Day   :         :         :  S&H as  :         :         :  D&O as  

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

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

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   Mon.   :  59,878    29,573     79.2      9,919    11,783      19.2   

   Tue.   :  63,672    35,123     81.4     11,030     9,599      17.0   

   Wed.   :  59,926    36,014     80.3     11,098    10,337      17.9   

   Thu.   :  61,072    31,906     80.0     10,341    10,945      18.3   

   Fri.   :  55,876    30,750     79.2     10,435    10,244      18.9   

   Sat.   :  12,996     6,108     87.9      1,830       627      11.3   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 313,420   169,474     80.3     54,653    53,535      18.0   

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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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