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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 29/10/2005

14/11/2005
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  29/10/2005
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                   Cattle     Calves     Hogs      Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       118,205   2,523    398,668     9,708    2,713     689       147
Tuesday      124,706   3,098    406,166    10,568    2,416      43       126
Wednesday 122,980   2,518    405,335    10,763    2,059    541       353
Thursday     124,978   1,986    402,092    10,303    2,312    470       172
Friday          121,393   2,636   395,854      7,667    2,767    164        31
Saturday      17,357      0        144,314       895      136         0         41
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Total            629,619 12,761  2,152,429   49,904  12,403  1,907      870
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%Steers         51.8   %Barrows & Gilts  96.7   %Lambs & Yearlings  95.2
%Heifers        30.4   %Sows                  3.0    %Mature Sheep           4.8
%Cows          16.3   %Stags & Boars     0.3    %Bulls & Stags           1.5

 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  10/29/2005
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           490.9    
                         Cattle                1,284             784
                         Steers                                    838
                         Heifers                                   775
                         Cows                                     617
                         Bulls & Stags                         884

Calves & Veal    2.8    
                        Calves                 366              224

Pork          431.2   
                        Hogs                   271              201
                        Barrows & Gilts                      198
                        Sows                                     310
                        Stags & Boars                        214

Lamb & Mutton    3.5   
                       Sheep                   140              71
                         Mature Sheep                         71
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  71
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Total Meat
Production     928.4
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 29, 2005

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       629,619
                 : Steers          :       326,111      51.8
                 : Heifers         :       191,283      30.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,793       7.7
                 : Other Cows      :        53,932       8.6
                 : Bulls           :         9,500       1.5
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,761
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,152,429
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,081,769      96.7
                 : Sows            :        64,912       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,748       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,904
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,420       4.8
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,484      95.2
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, October 29, 2005
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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 : Day Cat: Cows  : Cows  : Day Cat
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        Mon.   : 62,603   36,061    83.5     6,828  10,986   15.1
               :
        Tue.   : 66,874   36,034    82.5     9,960   9,914   15.9
               :
        Wed.   : 60,665   39,723    81.6    10,438  10,223   16.8
               :
        Thu.   : 65,654   37,057    82.2     9,617  10,773   16.3
               :
        Fri.   : 61,804   36,629    81.1    10,692  10,470   17.4
               :
        Sat.   :  8,511    5,779    82.3     1,258   1,566   16.3
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:326,111  191,283    82.2    48,793  53,932   16.3

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