Intelligence

Actual slaughter week ending 14/07/2007

27/07/2007
             Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.           
                      Week Ending  Saturday, July 14, 2007                    
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   Day          Cattle    Calves     Hogs      Sheep     Goats    Equine   1/Bison
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                                           Head                               
Monday      124,186    3,012    386,597    9,555     2,867         0        165 
Tuesday     123,839    3,175    383,403    9,517     2,224         0        249 
Weds         126,571    3,381    394,780    8,496     2,559         0        361 
Thursday    126,499    2,366    394,136   10,023     2,218         0        264 
Friday         123,068    3,307   390,436    6,508     1,997          0        153 
Saturday     54,329        0           1,499        47         48           0          0 
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Total       678,492   15,241  1,950,851   44,146    11,913           0      1,192 
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%Steers         54.9      %Barrows & Gilts  96.2         %Lambs & Yearlings  95.4
%Heifers        28.9       %Sows                  3.3         %Mature Sheep        4.6
%Cows          14.7       %Boars                 0.5                            
%Bulls           1.5                                                        
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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.                     


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              Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight, U.S.            
                      Week Ending  Saturday, July 14, 2007                     
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    Production                  Species and Class      Live Weight       Dressed Weight
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                        Mil. Lbs.                                          Lbs.               Lbs.     
                                                                               
Beef                  528.2                Cattle                      1,271              781       
                                                 Steers                                           834       
                                                 Heifers                                          756       
                                                 Cows                                            613       
                                                 Bulls                                             910      
                                                                               
Calves & Veal           2.5             Calves                      282               169      
                                                                               
Pork                        386.4             Hogs                     265               198       
                                                    Barrows & Gilts                          194       
                                                    Sows                                         309       
                                                    Boars                                         216      
                                                                               
Lamb & Mutton           3.0             Sheep                   134                    67       
                                                   Mature Sheep                                 64       
                                                   Lambs & Yearlings                          67      
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Total Meat                                                                     
Production            920.1                                                    
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S. 
               Week Ending  Saturday, July 14, 2007              
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             :                    :   Number of   :         Percent   
   Species   :       Class        :     Head      :   of Total   
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   Cattle    :   TOTAL        :     678,492                  
             :   Steers           :     372,364             54.9     
             :   Heifers          :     195,750             28.9     
             :   Dairy Cows       :   43,633            6.4     
             :   Other Cows       :   56,257            8.3     
             :   Bulls            :        10,488                1.5     
             :                    :                              
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :  15,241                  
             :                    :                              
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :  1,950,851                  
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :    1,877,431         96.2     
             :   Sows             :           63,412          3.3     
             :   Boars            :            10,008          0.5     
             :                    :                              
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      44,146                  
             :   Mature Sheep     :       2,052          4.6     
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      42,094         95.4     
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.         
                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 14, 2007                 
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          :                 Number of Head Slaughtered                 
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    Day   :         :         :  S&H as  :         :         :  D&O as 
    of    :         :         :   % of   :  Dairy  :  Other  :   % of  
   Week   : Steers  : Heifers :  Cattle  :  Cows   :  Cows   :  Cattle 
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   Mon.   :  71,022    35,572     85.8      5,635    10,488      13.0  
   Tue.   :  67,944    34,058     82.4      8,793    11,027      16.0  
   Wed.   :  66,772    37,543     82.4      9,170    10,856     15.8  
   Thu.   :  68,198    36,208     82.5      8,728    11,192      15.7  
   Fri.   :  65,682    34,009     81.0      9,574    11,297        17.0  
   Sat.   :  32,746    18,360     94.1      1,733     1,397       5.8  
          :                                                            
   Total  : 372,364   195,750     83.7     43,633    56,257      14.7  
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO