Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

121,874    

 3,072    

  390,248

 9,855

 2,740

  0

  223

Tuesday

124,887    

 2,672

  389,426

10,380

 2,321

  0

  211

Wednesday

126,226    

 2,202

  396,545

 7,848

 1,698

  0

  211

Thursday

119,051

 2,416

  397,345

 9,831     

 2,124

  0

  251

Friday

123,721    

 2,510

  392,087

 7,031

 1,384       

  0

  143

Saturday

 58,914        

     1

   17,573

   961

   313

  0

    0

Total

674,673

12,873  

1,983,224   

45,906

10,580

  0

1,039

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         52.3

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.0

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        28.9

%Mature Sheep      5.0

%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  28/04/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

502.6

Cattle

1,229

747

Steers

794

Heifers

728

Cows

619

Bulls/Stags

901

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

357

216

Pork

401.7

Hogs

271

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

213

Lamb & Mutton

3.4

Sheep

146

73

Mature Sheep

68

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

910.4

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 28, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     674,673                   

             :   Steers           :     353,001         52.3      

             :   Heifers          :     195,288         28.9      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      50,470          7.5      

             :   Other Cows       :      64,327          9.5      

             :   Bulls            :      11,587          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      12,873                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,983,224                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,910,864         96.4      

             :   Sows             :      62,688          3.2      

             :   Boars            :       9,672          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      45,906                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,288          5.0      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      43,618         95.0     

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, April 28, 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.   :  61,474    37,075     80.9      8,998    12,467      17.6   

   Tue.   :  66,561    33,310     80.0     10,284    12,416      18.2   

   Wed.   :  66,403    35,781     81.0     10,095    11,656      17.2   

   Thu.   :  64,384    31,397     80.5      9,224    11,760      17.6   

   Fri.   :  62,235    37,969     81.0      9,504    11,632      17.1   

   Sat.   :  31,944    19,756     87.8      2,365     4,396      11.5   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 353,001   195,288     81.3     50,470    64,327      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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