Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

106,700    

 2,611

  292,312   

10,001

 2,880

  0

148

Tuesday

123,282    

 2,804

  403,795    

 8,630

 2,584  

  0

213

Wednesday

123,247    

 2,700

  402,190

 8,496

 2,015

  0

241

Thursday

118,946

 2,612  

  403,432

 8,504

 1,764  

  0

185

Friday

115,129  

 2,614

  393,412

 6,832  

 2,053

  0

147

Saturday

 25,647        

     3

   71,197

    55

    55

  0

  0

Total

612,951   

13,344

1,966,338

42,518

11,351

  0

934

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         52.3

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.0

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        29.5

%Mature Sheep      5.0

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           16.6

%Bulls             1.5

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  14/04/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

461.1

Cattle

1,242

755

Steers

799

Heifers

738

Cows

629

Bulls/Stags

902

Calves and Veal

2.7

Calves

337

203

Pork

398.0

Hogs

270

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

217

Lamb & Mutton

3.1

Sheep

148

74

Mature Sheep

70

Lambs & Yearlings

74

Total Meat

 Production

864.9

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 14, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     612,951                   

             :   Steers           :     320,745         52.3      

             :   Heifers          :     180,927         29.5      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      49,404          8.1      

             :   Other Cows       :      52,447          8.6      

             :   Bulls            :       9,428          1.5      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      13,344                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,966,338                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,896,941         96.5      

             :   Sows             :      60,242          3.1      

             :   Boars            :       9,155          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      42,518                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,140          5.0      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      40,378         95.0   

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, April 14, 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.   :  57,207    30,013     81.7      6,792    10,943      16.6   

   Tue.   :  62,394    38,796     82.1     10,355    10,033      16.5   

   Wed.   :  62,826    37,535     81.4     10,690    10,157      16.9   

   Thu.   :  61,560    34,614     80.9      9,868    10,760      17.3   

   Fri.   :  62,077    30,922     80.8     10,658     9,732      17.7   

   Sat.   :  14,681     9,047     92.5      1,041       822       7.3   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 320,745   180,927     81.8     49,404    52,447      16.6  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

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