Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

125,403

 2,482

  393,547

10,101

 3,634

0

145  

Tuesday

126,673    

 3,589

  389,404

10,457     

 3,411

0

203

Wednesday

  2,282      

   218

    1,359

    32

    51

0

  0

Thursday

124,057    

 2,866

  397,051

11,114

 2,436

0

249

Friday

123,808    

 3,506    

  387,618

 7,903

 2,026

0

213

Saturday

 79,282

     0

   76,852

    47

    44

0

  0

Total

581,505   

12,661

1,645,831

39,654

11,602

0

810

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         54.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.7

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        30.1

%Mature Sheep      5.3

%Boars             0.4

%Cows           13.6

%Bulls             1.4

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  07/07/2007

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

452.3

Cattle

1,266

780

Steers

832

Heifers

752

Cows

617

Bulls/Stags

889

Calves and Veal

2.1

Calves

283

167

Pork

326.5

Hogs

265

199

Barrows and Gilts

195

Sows

311

Stags and Boars

212

Lamb & Mutton

2.7

Sheep

136

68

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

68

Total Meat

 Production

783.6

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 07, 2007

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             :                    :   Number of   :    Percent    

   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total    

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  Cattle    :   TOTAL            :     581,505                   

             :   Steers           :     318,780         54.8      

             :   Heifers          :     175,210         30.1      

             :   Dairy Cows       :      33,619          5.8      

             :   Other Cows       :      45,486          7.8      

             :   Bulls            :       8,410          1.4      

             :                    :                               

   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      12,661                   

             :                    :                               

   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :   1,645,831                   

             :   Barrows/Gilts    :   1,584,781         96.3      

             :   Sows             :      53,916          3.3      

             :   Boars            :       7,134          0.4      

             :                    :                               

   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      39,654                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,116          5.3      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      37,538         94.7      

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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          

                 Week Ending  Saturday, July 07, 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.   :  70,149    34,414     83.4      6,103    12,469      14.8   

   Tue.   :  66,039    38,035     82.2      9,113    11,261      16.1   

   Wed.   :   1,481       796     99.8          0         0       0.0   

   Thu.   :  66,646    36,408     83.1      8,162    10,977      15.4   

   Fri.   :  65,813    38,128     84.0      8,079     9,835      14.5   

   Sat.   :  48,652    27,429     96.0      2,162       944       3.9   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 318,780   175,210     85.0     33,619    45,486      13.6   

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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO

         816-238-0678   e-mail:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov

         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sj_ls711.txt