Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

126,388    

 2,889

  375,206  

 7,227

 2,905  

206

  194

Tuesday

124,951    

 2,473

  374,128

 10,428  

 2,521

193

  204

Wednesday

125,165    

 2,789  

  394,622

 8,846

 2,161

308

  294

Thursday

124,261

 1,875

  397,881

 9,006

 2,940

  0

  217

Friday

129,042    

 2,720

  393,363

 7,801     

 1,489

 35  

  252

Saturday

 71,511

     1

   22,410

 2,543

    65

  0

   97

Total

701,318

12,747

1,957,610

45,851

12,081

742

1,258

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         54.0

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.6

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        29.1

%Mature Sheep      5.4

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           15.3

%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  19/05/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

527.3

Cattle

1,233

754

Steers

800

Heifers

731

Cows

618

Bulls/Stags

901

Calves and Veal

2.7

Calves

347

210

Pork

393.8

Hogs

269

201

Barrows and Gilts

198

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

211

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

146

73

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

927.1

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, May 19, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     701,318                   

             :   Steers           :     378,996         54.0      

             :   Heifers          :     203,734         29.1      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      42,059          6.0      

             :   Other Cows       :      65,334          9.3      

             :   Bulls            :      11,195          1.6      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      12,747                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,957,610                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,884,361         96.3      

             :   Sows             :      63,949          3.3      

             :   Boars            :       9,300          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      45,851                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,492          5.4      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      43,359         94.6      

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, May 19, 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.   :  67,105    37,196     82.5      6,505    13,437      15.8   

   Tue.   :  67,346    35,008     81.9      8,438    12,013      16.4   

   Wed.   :  67,035    34,535     81.1      8,995    12,230      17.0   

   Thu.   :  66,310    34,581     81.2      7,888    13,248      17.0   

   Fri.   :  68,913    36,613     81.8      9,335    12,010      16.5   

   Sat.   :  42,287    25,801     95.2        898     2,396       4.6   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 378,996   203,734     83.1     42,059    65,334      15.3   

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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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