Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

117,930

 3,062

402,189

9,990

2,436

  740

  137

Tuesday

125,518

 2,517

401,401

9,466

1,765

   35

  153

Wednesday

121,806

 2,496

402,170

9,288

1,482

  516

  222

Thursday

119,321

 2,034

401,112

9,801

1,575

  451

  106

Friday

 99,276

 2,413

397,728

7,784

1,534

  145

  148

Saturday

 11,866

     0

 32,313

   33

   27

    0

    0

Total

595,717

12,522

2,036,913

46,362

8,819

1,887

  766

%Barrows & Gilts  50.4

%Steers         96.9

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.5

%Sows              2.8

%Heifers        31.8

%Mature Sheep      3.5

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           16.1

%Bulls & Stags     1.7

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  04/02/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

465.4

Cattle

1,289

784

Steers

831

Heifers

773

Cows

641

Bulls/Stags

940

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

367

224

Pork

414.5

Hogs

273

204

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

316

Stags and Boars

224

Lamb & Mutton

3.4

Sheep

147

74

Mature Sheep

71

Lambs & Yearlings

74

Total Meat

 Production

886.1

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 04, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       595,717

                 : Steers          :       300,285      50.4

                 : Heifers         :       189,251      31.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,651       7.5

                 : Other Cows      :        51,412       8.6

                 : Bulls           :        10,118       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,522

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,036,913

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,973,763      96.9

                 : Sows            :        57,715       2.8

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,435       0.3

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,362

                 : Mature Sheep    :         1,631       3.5

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        44,731      96.5

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

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 04, 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
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
        Mon.   : 61,513   35,764    82.5     6,698  11,909   15.8
               :
        Tue.   : 63,643   40,519    83.0     8,990  10,316   15.4
               :
        Wed.   : 61,954   38,687    82.6     9,172   9,930   15.7
               :
        Thu.   : 60,542   38,735    83.2     8,841   9,289   15.2
               :
        Fri.   : 46,988   30,180    77.7    10,430   9,674   20.3
               :
        Sat.   :  5,645    5,366    92.8       520     294    6.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:300,285  189,251    82.2    44,651  51,412   16.1
 
Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO