Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                     Week Ending  Saturday, August 18, 2007                    
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   Day              Cattle        Calves         Hogs          Sheep     Goats        Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday          122,133        2,613        380,400        9,609     3,038          206          173   
Tuesday         121,863        3,491        397,161       10,365     2,406           75          154   
Wednesday    121,640        2,376        403,070         9,549     2,794          203          177   
Thursday        123,037        2,187        405,650       10,030     1,965          122          224   
Friday            125,502        3,389        389,967         6,823     1,893          200          161   
Saturday          50,088              0          10,522             35          47              0             0   
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Total               664,263       14,056      1,986,770       46,411    12,143        806         889   
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%Steers         54.0      %Barrows & Gilts  96.3      %Lambs & Yearlings  95.6
%Heifers        29.6      %Sows                  3.2           %Mature Sheep        4.4
%Cows          14.8      %Boars             ??   0.4                             
%Bulls           1.6                                                         
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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, August 18, 2007                     
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                          Lbs.                       Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                  522.0        Cattle         1,282                      788       
                                        Steers                                       844       
                                        Heifers                                       767       
                                        Cows                                         612       
                                        Bulls                                          900       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal           2.2     Calves                  267               158       
                                                                                
Pork                  391.5     Hogs                       264               197       
                                      Barrows & Gilts                            194       
                                      Sows                                           306       
                                      Boars                                          213       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton           3.0     Sheep                129                  66       
                                Mature Sheep                                       66       
                                Lambs & Yearlings                                66       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production            918.8                                                     
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
              Week Ending  Saturday, August 18, 2007              
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             :                    :      Number of   :                    Percent    
   Species   :           Class        :     Head      :               of Total    
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   Cattle    :           TOTAL            :     664,263                   
             :               Steers           :     358,845                     54.0      
             :               Heifers          :      196,424                     29.6      
             :               Dairy Cows       :     44,564                    6.7      
             :               Other Cows       :    53,510                    8.1      
             :               Bulls            :         10,920                    1.6      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      14,056                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :       1,986,770                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :       1,913,892                         96.3      
             :   Sows             :              64,257                           3.2      
             :   Boars            :                8,621                           0.4      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :      46,411                   
             :   Mature Sheep     :         2,038                              4.4      
             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :      44,373                              95.6      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                 Week Ending  Saturday, August 18, 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.   :  62,868    39,415     83.7      6,473    11,171      14.4   
   Tue.   :   66,035    34,973     82.9      9,068     9,716      15.4   
   Wed.   : 62,637    37,048     82.0      9,390    10,464      16.3   
   Thu.   :  66,733    34,721     82.5      8,673    10,624      15.7   
   Fri.   :   71,430    32,894     83.1      9,234     9,876      15.2   
   Sat.   :  29,142    17,373     92.9      1,726     1,659       6.8   
          :                                                             
   Total  : 358,845   196,424     83.6     44,564    53,510      14.8   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO
         
 
 
 
 
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