Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

117,594

3,058

395,405

9,026

2,512

0

133

Tuesday

126,210    

2,921

396,412    

9,376     

2,312

0

170

Wednesday

126,392    

2,792    

397,349    

8,676

1,641

0

231

Thursday

126,760    

1,870

393,856

10,011

2,400

0

243

Friday

125,414    

2,787

388,689

7,686     

1,596

0

150

Saturday

29,308        

0

17,780       

43

48

0

0

Total

651,678   

13,428

1,989,491

44,818

10,509

0

927

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         51.7

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.6

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        29.1

%Mature Sheep      4.4

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           17.5

%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  21/04/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

484.6

Cattle

1,233

746

Steers

792

Heifers

729

Cows

621

Bulls/Stags

918

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

350

211

Pork

402.9

Hogs

270

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

212

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

147

74

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

74

Total Meat

 Production

893.6

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 21, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     651,678                   

             :   Steers           :     336,814         51.7      

             :   Heifers          :     189,861         29.1      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      51,238          7.9      

             :   Other Cows       :      63,065          9.7      

             :   Bulls            :      10,700          1.6      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      13,428                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,989,491                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,916,914         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      63,013          3.2      

             :   Boars            :       9,564          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      44,818                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       1,990          4.4      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      42,828         95.6    

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, April 21, 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.   :  63,709    31,966     81.4      7,862    12,214      17.1   

   Tue.   :  65,332    37,291     81.3     10,299    11,049      16.9   

   Wed.   :  64,530    37,569     80.8     10,872    11,400      17.6   

   Thu.   :  63,364    39,318     81.0      9,764    12,095      17.2   

   Fri.   :  64,474    37,201     81.1     10,050    11,825      17.4   

   Sat.   :  15,405     6,516     74.8      2,391     4,482      23.5   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 336,814   189,861     80.8     51,238    63,065      17.5   

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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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