Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

127,009    

 3,523    

  379,223

 9,102

 3,760

295

  200

Tuesday

126,844

 3,340

  379,081

 9,719

 2,541      

237

  220

Wednesday

124,867    

 2,321

  385,391

 8,273

 2,151

  99       

  188

Thursday

125,147    

 2,289

  384,322

 9,831

 2,765  

  0

  298

Friday

125,213

 3,115

  370,624

 5,968

 1,688  

118

  159

Saturday

 83,689        

     0

   29,162

   970

    56

  0

    0

Total

712,769

14,588

1,927,803

43,863

12,961

749

1,065

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         52.7

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.2

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        31.2

%Mature Sheep      4.8

%Boars             0.5

%Cows           14.5

%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  16/06/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

543.8

Cattle

1,248

765

Steers

816

Heifers

740

Cows

618

Bulls/Stags

916

Calves and Veal

2.7

Calves

307

184

Pork

385.6

Hogs

267

200

Barrows and Gilts

197

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

216

Lamb & Mutton

3.1

Sheep

139

70

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

70

Total Meat

 Production

935.1    

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, June 16, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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   Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     712,769                   

             :   Steers           :     375,389         52.7      

             :   Heifers          :     222,542         31.2      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      40,144          5.6      

             :   Other Cows       :      63,338          8.9      

             :   Bulls            :      11,356          1.6      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      14,588                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,927,803                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,856,244         96.3      

             :   Sows             :      61,970          3.2      

             :   Boars            :       9,589          0.5      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      43,863                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,107          4.8      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      41,756         95.2    

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, June 16, 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.   :  65,009    40,607     83.2      6,728    12,767      15.3   

   Tue.   :  69,510    35,043     82.4      7,839    12,206      15.8   

   Wed.   :  63,457    39,079     82.1      8,299    11,876      16.2   

   Thu.   :  67,082    36,187     82.5      7,173    12,479      15.7   

   Fri.   :  63,575    39,823     82.6      8,417    10,972      15.5   

   Sat.   :  46,756    31,803     93.9      1,688     3,038       5.6   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 375,389   222,542     83.9     40,144    63,338      14.5    

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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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