Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

117,857

 3,013

402,043

10,510

3,211

  699

  189

Tuesday

124,186

 3,057

403,049

10,210

1,839

    0

  188

Wednesday

121,013

 2,578

401,214

10,644

1,790

  449

  310

Thursday

125,892

 1,950

401,639

 9,038

1,674

  528

  229

Friday

112,439

 2,625

395,923

 6,632

1,058

  135

   74

Saturday

  7,098

     0

 24,876

    47

   27

    0

  121

Total

608,485

13,223

2,028,744

47,081

9,599

1,811

1,111

%Barrows & Gilts  96.8

%Steers         51.4

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.2

%Sows              2.9

%Heifers        30.8

%Mature Sheep      3.8

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           16.2

%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  01/28/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

475.3

Cattle

1,289

784

Steers

832

Heifers

769

Cows

640

Bulls/Stags

934

Calves and Veal

3.0

Calves

369

226

Pork

412.5

Hogs

272

311

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

311

Stags and Boars

220

Lamb & Mutton

3.5

Sheep

149

75

Mature Sheep

68

Lambs & Yearlings

75

Total Meat

 Production

894.3

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 28, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       608,485

                 : Steers          :       312,999      51.4

                 : Heifers         :       187,278      30.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        45,847       7.5

                 : Other Cows      :        52,823       8.7

                 : Bulls           :         9,538       1.6

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,223

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,028,744

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,963,567      96.8

                 : Sows            :        59,729       2.9

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,448       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,081

                 : Mature Sheep    :         1,792       3.8

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,289      96.2

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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, January 28, 2006

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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered

               :-----------------------------------------------------

        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.   : 59,863   38,086    83.1     7,047  11,009   15.3

               :

        Tue.   : 62,039   40,706    82.7     9,090  10,722   16.0

               :

        Wed.   : 64,493   35,246    82.4     9,288  10,236   16.1

               :

        Thu.   : 63,744   40,156    82.5     9,214  10,542   15.7

               :

        Fri.   : 59,413   30,938    80.4    10,043  10,044   17.9

               :

        Sat.   :  3,447    2,146    78.8     1,165     270   20.2

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:312,999  187,278    82.2    45,847  52,823   16.2

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