Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

109,302

 3,000

390,777

11,008

1,611

  699

  196

Tuesday

120,938

 2,886

394,690

 9,424

1,885

    0

  173

Wednesday

 94,306

 2,392

392,248

10,936

1,558

  316

  225

Thursday

112,998

 2,144

392,467

10,216

2,106

  501

  193

Friday

 86,622

 2,171

383,101

 8,325

1,690

  139

  137

Saturday

 20,810

     0

 38,131

    51

   60

    0

    0

Total

544,976

12,593

1,991,414

49,960

8,910

1,655

  924

%Barrows & Gilts  96.8

%Steers         52.0

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.6

%Sows              3.0

%Heifers        29.9

%Mature Sheep      3.4

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           16.3

%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

426.5

Cattle

1,296

786

Steers

829

Heifers

777

Cows

644

Bulls/Stags

923

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

361

222

Pork

403.3

Hogs

272

199

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

312

Stags and Boars

219

Lamb & Mutton

3.7

Sheep

146

73

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

74

Total Meat

 Production

836.3

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 18, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       544,976

                 : Steers          :       283,588      52.0

                 : Heifers         :       162,976      29.9

                 : Dairy Cows      :        41,023       7.5

                 : Other Cows      :        47,875       8.8

                 : Bulls           :         9,514       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,593

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,991,414

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,927,391      96.8

                 : Sows            :        58,925       3.0

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,098       0.3

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,960

                 : Mature Sheep    :         1,720       3.4

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,240      96.6

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

                 Week Ending  Saturday, February 18, 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.   : 56,935   35,006    84.1     5,892   9,511   14.1
               :
        Tue.   : 61,292   39,756    83.6     9,337   8,870   15.1
               :
        Wed.   : 49,286   24,411    78.1     8,920   9,936   20.0
               :
        Thu.   : 61,247   31,799    82.3     8,234   9,691   15.9
               :
        Fri.   : 42,140   24,312    76.7     8,274   9,813   20.9
               :
        Sat.   : 12,688    7,692    97.9       366      54    2.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:283,588  162,976    81.9    41,023  47,875   16.3
 
Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO