Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

127,078    

 2,720

  388,738

 8,766

 3,813

  286

  233

Tuesday

127,728    

 2,976

  388,814    

 9,981

 2,502

  168

  192

Wednesday

126,736

 2,616

  392,361

 7,833

 2,339

  222

  226

Thursday

127,792    

 2,244

  391,010    

 9,663

 2,515

  232

  226

Friday

125,801    

 3,031    

  347,297

 7,902

 1,712    

  243

  188

Saturday

 67,683        

     2

      631

    41

    40

    0

    0

Total

702,818  

13,589

1,908,851

44,186

12,921  

1,151    

1,065

%Barrows & Gilts  96.1

%Steers         52.7

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.0

%Sows              3.4

%Heifers        30.5

%Mature Sheep      5.0

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           15.0

%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  09/06/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

534.8  

Cattle

1,247

763

Steers

810

Heifers

744

Cows

617

Bulls/Stags

927

Calves and Veal

2.6

Calves

326

196

Pork

382.9

Hogs

268

201

Barrows and Gilts

196

Sows

311

Stags and Boars

216

Lamb & Mutton

3.1

Sheep

141

71

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

71

Total Meat

 Production

923.4

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, June 9, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     702,818                   

             :   Steers           :     370,356         52.7      

             :   Heifers          :     214,867         30.6      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      41,518          5.9      

             :   Other Cows       :      64,054          9.1      

             :   Bulls            :      12,023          1.7      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      13,589                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,908,851                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,834,463         96.1      

             :   Sows             :      64,887          3.4      

             :   Boars            :       9,501          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      44,186                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,197          5.0      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      41,989         95.0    

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, June 9, 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.   :  65,964    39,357     82.9      5,990    13,478      15.3   

   Tue.   :  69,936    33,991     81.4      8,773    12,797      16.9   

   Wed.   :  62,900    40,919     81.9      8,568    11,989      16.2   

   Thu.   :  64,860    39,523     81.7      8,414    12,625      16.5   

   Fri.   :  67,638    35,970     82.4      7,928    11,738      15.6   

   Sat.   :  39,058    25,107     94.8      1,845     1,427       4.8   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 370,356   214,867     83.3     41,518    64,054      15.0   

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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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