Intelligence

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/01/2006

20/01/2006
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  07/01/2006
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                  Cattle      Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday         5,290      109        18,527        451      502     143          0
Tuesday      123,976    3,049    404,567     11,258    2,554    250       239
Wednesday 126,935    2,915    400,986     10,588    1,619    257       155
Thursday     126,606    2,061    401,410     10,473    3,102    657       194
Friday         122,907    2,817    399,104      9,434    2,139    102        184
Saturday      19,543        0       205,703        485       39        0           0
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Total           525,257   10,951  1,830,297    42,689   9,955   1,409     772
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%Steers         50.4   %Barrows & Gilts  96.7   %Lambs & Yearlings  94.8
%Heifers        30.4   %Sows                  3.0    %Mature Sheep           5.2
%Cows          17.6   %Stags & Boars     0.3    %Bulls & Stags           1.6

 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  07/01/2006
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Production              Species and Class   Live Weight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           406.1   
                         Cattle                1,279             776
                         Steers                                    828
                         Heifers                                   766
                         Cows                                     630
                         Bulls & Stags                         920

Calves & Veal    2.5   
                        Calves                  375             232

Pork           375.1   
                        Hogs                    275             205
                         Barrows & Gilts                      202
                         Sows                                    308
                         Stags & Boars                       212

Lamb & Mutton    3.2    
                         Sheep                 147              74
                         Mature Sheep                         68
                         Lambs & Yearlings                  75
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Total Meat
Production     786.9
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          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 07, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       525,257
                 : Steers          :       264,487      50.4
                 : Heifers         :       159,848      30.4
                 : Dairy Cows      :        42,786       8.1
                 : Other Cows      :        49,899       9.5
                 : Bulls           :         8,237       1.6
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                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        10,951
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                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,830,297
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,770,249      96.7
                 : Sows            :        55,244       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,804       0.3
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                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        42,689
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,210       5.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        40,479      94.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 07, 2006
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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.   :  1,718      479    41.5       750   1,991   51.8
               :
        Tue.   : 65,093   35,270    81.0     9,934  11,978   17.7
               :
        Wed.   : 62,264   41,426    81.7    10,402  11,087   16.9
               :
        Thu.   : 64,724   39,328    82.2     8,967  11,725   16.3
               :
        Fri.   : 61,493   38,110    81.0    10,584  10,596   17.2
               :
        Sat.   :  9,195    5,235    73.8     2,149   2,522   23.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:264,487  159,848    80.8    42,786  49,899   17.6

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