Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

118,941    

2,875

397,359

8,945

2,736  

  0

205  

Tuesday

123,395    

2,449

399,863

9,773

2,567

  0

209

Wednesday

122,587

2,917    

392,638    

8,662

2,237       

  0

197  

Thursday

124,604    

2,149

394,845

9,665

2,512

  0

246  

Friday

123,608    

2,587

384,803

7,865

1,493

  0

148  

Saturday

50,351

0

673

48

35

  0

0

Total

663,486   

12,977

1,970,181   

44,958

11,580  

  0

1,005

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         52.7

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.9

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        29.0

%Mature Sheep      5.1

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           16.6

%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  05/05/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

495.1

Cattle

1,229

749

Steers

792

Heifers

731

Cows

623

Bulls/Stags

907

Calves and Veal

2.9

Calves

367

222

Pork

398.4

Hogs

270

202

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

213

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

146

73

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

899.6  

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, May 5, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     663,486                   

             :   Steers           :     349,373         52.7      

             :   Heifers          :     192,726         29.0      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      47,184          7.1      

             :   Other Cows       :      62,789          9.5      

             :   Bulls            :      11,414          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      12,977                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,970,181                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,898,255         96.3      

             :   Sows             :      62,659          3.2      

             :   Boars            :       9,267          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      44,958                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,293          5.1      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      42,665         94.9      

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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.   :  63,164    33,154     81.0      7,391    13,025      17.2   

   Tue.   :  63,690    35,536     80.4      9,498    12,434      17.8   

   Wed.   :  63,930    34,186     80.0     10,278    12,069      18.2   

   Thu.   :  65,914    35,357     81.3      8,986    11,865      16.7   

   Fri.   :  65,708    35,537     81.9      9,161    11,077      16.4   

   Sat.   :  26,967    18,956     91.2      1,870     2,319       8.3   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 349,373   192,726     81.7     47,184    62,789      16.6   

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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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