Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

124,309    

 3,048    

  394,445

 9,385

 3,182

141

  135

Tuesday

128,428    

 2,980

  395,311    

 9,267

 2,760

236

  198

Wednesday

125,853    

 2,403

  395,422

 7,775

 2,526

104

  204  

Thursday

126,804    

 1,937

  396,370

 9,903

 2,719

163

  300

Friday

127,647  

 3,106

  384,828

 8,754

 1,939  

  0  

  235

Saturday

 68,248

     0

   22,192

 1,174

    59

  0

   55

Total

701,289

13,474  

1,988,568   

46,258

13,185

644

1,127

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         54.1

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.6

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        28.5

%Mature Sheep      5.4

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           15.7

%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  26/05/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

527.6

Cattle

1,236

755

Steers

804

Heifers

729

Cows

611

Bulls/Stags

915

Calves and Veal

2.7

Calves

339

205

Pork

400.5

Hogs

269

202

Barrows and Gilts

198

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

214

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

145

72

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

934.2    

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, May 26, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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      Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     701,289                   

             :   Steers           :     379,120         54.1      

             :   Heifers          :     199,687         28.5      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      41,578          5.9      

             :   Other Cows       :      68,863          9.8      

             :   Bulls            :      12,041          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      13,474                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,988,568                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,914,137         96.3      

             :   Sows             :      64,415          3.2      

             :   Boars            :      10,016          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      46,258                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,512          5.4      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      43,746         94.6    

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, May 26, 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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   Mon.   :  65,254    36,781     82.1      6,462    13,817      16.3   

   Tue.   :  70,429    33,852     81.2      8,811    12,922      16.9   

   Wed.   :  70,425    31,438     80.9      8,644    13,021      17.2   

   Thu.   :  64,486    38,861     81.5      7,658    13,414      16.6   

   Fri.   :  70,458    34,233     82.0      9,351    11,348      16.2   

   Sat.   :  38,068    24,522     91.7        652     4,341       7.3   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 379,120   199,687     82.5     41,578    68,863      15.7   

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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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