Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

  3,479

 769  

1,692

486

410

0

0

Tuesday

127,419    

 2,855    

406,643

10,624

3,377   

0

197

Wednesday

127,750

 3,286

405,978

10,217

2,817

0

216

Thursday

127,622    

 2,100

407,421    

9,616  

2,346

0

281

Friday

126,168

 2,739

406,087

8,433

2,014

0

217

Saturday

 97,896

     0

94,014

1,361

46

92

0

Total

610,334   

11,749  

1,721,835   

40,737

11,010

92

911

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         52.4

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.3

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        30.5

%Mature Sheep      4.7

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           15.5

%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  02/06/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

461.1

Cattle

1,241

758

Steers

807

Heifers

734

Cows

619

Bulls/Stags

902

Calves and Veal

2.3

Calves

323

195

Pork

346.6

Hogs

269

202

Barrows and Gilts

198

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

214

Lamb & Mutton

2.9

Sheep

142

72

Mature Sheep

68

Lambs & Yearlings

72

Total Meat

 Production

812.9

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, June 2, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     610,334                   

             :   Steers           :     319,638         52.4      

             :   Heifers          :     185,893         30.5      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      37,149          6.1      

             :   Other Cows       :      57,268          9.4      

             :   Bulls            :      10,386          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      11,749                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,721,835                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,657,472         96.3      

             :   Sows             :      56,237          3.3      

             :   Boars            :       8,126          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      40,737                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       1,929          4.7      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      38,808         95.3   

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, June 2, 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.   :   1,045       676     49.5        577       948      43.8   

   Tue.   :  69,723    34,081     81.5      8,040    13,118      16.6   

   Wed.   :  64,106    40,283     81.7      8,643    12,516      16.6   

   Thu.   :  65,435    38,698     81.6      8,594    12,285      16.4   

   Fri.   :  64,267    39,528     82.3      8,425    11,852      16.1   

   Sat.   :  55,062    32,627     89.6      2,870     6,549       9.6   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 319,638   185,893     82.8     37,149    57,268      15.5   

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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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