Cattle
           
           
Calves
           
           
Hogs
           
           
Sheep
           
           
Goats
           
           
Equine
           
           
1/ Bison
           
       
       

           
Monday
           
           
107,945
           
           
 2,425
           
           
391,423
           
           
10,048
           
           
2,263
           
           
  607
           
           
  157
           
       
       

           
Tuesday
           
           
123,077
           
           
 2,990
           
           
396,311
           
           
10,543
           
           
1,456
           
           
  102
           
           
  127
           
       
       

           
Wednesday
           
           
122,330
           
           
 2,069
           
           
394,061
           
           
 9,535
           
           
2,061
           
           
  537
           
           
   83
           
       
       

           
Thursday
           
           
119,321
           
           
 2,034
           
           
401,112
           
           
 9,801
           
           
1,575
           
           
  451
           
           
  106
           
       
       

           
Friday
           
           
111,844
           
           
 2,592
           
           
381,758
           
           
 7,835
           
           
1,283
           
           
  183
           
           
   83
           
       
       

           
Saturday
           
           
  4,008
           
           
   248
           
           
 60,040
           
           
    57
           
           
   27
           
           
    0
           
           
   34
           
       
       

           
Total
           
           
584,555
           
           
12,875
           
           
2,020,186
           
           
47,714
           
           
8,584
           
           
1,921
           
           
  719
           
       
   
 
 
 

   

       

           
%Barrows & Gilts  96.9
           
           
%Steers         49.0
           
           
%Lambs&Yearlings  95.4
           
       
       

           
%Sows              2.9
           
           
%Heifers        33.5
           
           
%Mature Sheep      4.6
           
       
       

           
%Stags & Boars     0.3
           
           
%Cows           15.9
           
           
%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  04/02/2006
 
 
Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight
 

   

       

           
 
           
           
Mil. Lbs.
           
           
 
           
           
Lbs
           
           
Lbs
           
       
       

           
Beef
           
           
455.6
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Cattle
           
           
1,283
           
           
782
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Steers
           
           
 
           
           
828
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Heifers
           
           
 
           
           
774
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Cows
           
           
 
           
           
640
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Bulls/Stags
           
           
 
           
           
946
           
       
       

           
Calves and Veal
           
           
2.8
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Calves
           
           
351
           
           
215
           
       
       

           
Pork
           
           
410.5
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Hogs
           
           
272
           
           
203
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Barrows and Gilts
           
           
 
           
           
200
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Sows
           
           
 
           
           
312
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Stags and Boars
           
           
 
           
           
217
           
       
       

           
Lamb & Mutton
           
           
3.5
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Sheep
           
           
146
           
           
73
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Mature Sheep
           
           
 
           
           
67
           
       
       

           
 
           
           
 
           
           
Lambs & Yearlings
           
           
 
           
           
74
           
       
       

           
Total Meat
 Production
           
           
872.4
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
           
 
           
       
   
 
 
 
 
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
 
                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 11, 2006
 
     ------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
     ------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                 :
         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       584,555
                 : Steers          :       286,542      49.0
                 : Heifers         :       195,599      33.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,351       7.4
                 : Other Cows      :        49,601       8.5
                 : Bulls           :         9,462       1.6
     ------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                 :
         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,875
     ------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                 :
         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,020,186
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,956,772      96.9
                 : Sows            :        57,972       2.9
                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,442       0.3
     ------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                 :
         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,714
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,179       4.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,535      95.4
     ------------------------------------------------------------
 
               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
 
                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 11, 2006
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
               :            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.   : 54,296   34,862    82.6     6,675  10,224   15.7
               :
        Tue.   : 56,649   45,755    83.2     9,325   9,462   15.3
               :
        Wed.   : 55,466   39,735    82.5     8,898   9,438   15.9
               :
        Thu.   : 61,351   40,003    82.9     8,753  10,134   15.4
               :
        Fri.   : 56,485   33,942    80.9     9,431  10,213   17.6
               :
        Sat.   :  2,295    1,302    89.7       269     130   10.0
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:286,542  195,599    82.5    43,351  49,601   15.9
 
Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO
 

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