Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.            
                     Week Ending  Saturday, August 25, 2007                    
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   Day              Cattle        Calves         Hogs          Sheep     Goats        Equine   1/Bison 
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                                           Head                                
Monday          125,631        2,609        403,153         9,617     3,463         175          104   
Tuesday         126,290        2,754        404,111         9,893     2,099           60           216   
Wednesday    126,253        2,629        392,858         8,869     2,240          300          178   
Thursday        125,380        1,735        400,823         9,649     2,254          149          299   
Friday            125,770        2,944        386,736          7,923    1,716          233          115   
Saturday          60,326              1          84,837              63         47             0              0   
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Total               689,650       12,672      2,072,518       46,014    11,819        917          912   
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%Steers         52.3      %Barrows & Gilts  96.4      %Lambs & Yearlings  95.5

%Heifers        30.7      %Sows                   3.2      %Mature Sheep           4.5

%Cows          15.3      %Boars             0.5                             

%Bulls           1.7
                                                      
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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 25, 2007                     
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    Production                  Species and Class  Live Weight   Dressed Weight 
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                    Mil. Lbs.                                  Lbs.                       Lbs.      
                                                                                
Beef                 540.9         Cattle                1,281                      787       

                                        Steers                                               847       

                                        Heifers                                              767       

                                          Cows                                              607       

                                           Bulls                                              886
       
                                                                                
Calves & Veal        2.1     Calves                      274                       164
                                                                                
Pork                  408.3     Hogs                        264                      197       

                                      Barrows & Gilts                                    194       

                                      Sows                                                   305       

                                      Boars                                                   212
       
                                                                                
Lamb & Mutton      3.0     Sheep                       129                        65       

                                Mature Sheep                                               70       

                                Lambs & Yearlings                                        65
       
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Total Meat                                                                      
Production            954.2                                                    
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  Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class, U.S.  
              Week Ending  Saturday, August 25, 2007              
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             :                    :      Number of   :                    Percent    
   Species   :           Class        :     Head      :               of Total    
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   Cattle    :           TOTAL            :     689,650                   

             :               Steers           :     361,028                     52.3      

             :               Heifers          :     211,652                     30.7      

             :               Dairy Cows       :   47,534                       6.9      

             :               Other Cows       :   58,056                       8.4      

             :               Bulls            :        11,380                       1.7
      
             :                    :                               
   Calves    :   TOTAL            :      12,672                   
             :                    :                               
   Hogs      :   TOTAL            :     2,072,518                   
             :   Barrows/Gilts    :       1,997,395                         96.4      
             :   Sows             :              65,728                           3.2      
             :   Boars            :                9,395                           0.5      
             :                    :                               
   Sheep     :   TOTAL            :          46,014                   

             :   Mature Sheep     :             2,078                          4.5      

             :   Lamb/Yearlings   :           43,936                        95.5
      
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           Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class, U.S.          
                 Week Ending  Saturday, August 25, 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.   :  65,628    38,679     83.0      7,343    11,677      15.1   

   Tue.   :   65,357    39,228     82.8      9,686    10,058      15.6   

   Wed.   :  63,043    40,078     81.7      9,764    11,090      16.5   

   Thu.   :   67,424    35,462     82.1      8,864    11,384      16.1   

   Fri.   :    64,537    37,932     81.5      9,821    11,195      16.7   

   Sat.   :   35,039    20,273     91.7      2,056     2,652       7.8   

          :                                                             

   Total  : 361,028   211,652     83.0     47,534    58,056      15.3
   
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Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO
         
 
 
 
 
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