Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

117,531

 3,524

379,285

11,205

2,756

  700

  128

Tuesday

125,335

 2,818

391,668

10,088

1,303

  142

  115

Wednesday

118,702

 2,856

397,322

10,311

1,904

  335

  221

Thursday

118,817

 2,120

394,712

10,906

1,495

  425

   75

Friday

117,134

 2,491

394,203

 7,482

1,622

  110

   77

Saturday

 22,963

     0

 25,514

    41

   36

    0

    0

Total

620,482

13,809

1,982,704

50,033

9,116

1,712

  616

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         50.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.1

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        31.9

%Mature Sheep      3.9

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.7

%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

483.6

Cattle

1,281

782

Steers

828

Heifers

769

Cows

644

Bulls/Stags

940

Calves and Veal

3.1

Calves

367

225

Pork

403.3

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

311

Stags and Boars

220

Lamb & Mutton

3.7

Sheep

147

74

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

74

Total Meat

 Production

893.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 04, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       620,482

                 : Steers          :       315,038      50.8

                 : Heifers         :       198,206      31.9

                 : Dairy Cows      :        45,380       7.3

                 : Other Cows      :        52,071       8.4

                 : Bulls           :         9,787       1.6

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,809

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,982,704

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,914,891      96.6

                 : Sows            :        62,250       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,563       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,033

                 : Mature Sheep    :         1,935       3.9

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,098      96.1

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 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

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        Mon.   : 58,713   40,667    84.6     5,623  10,760   13.9

               :

        Tue.   : 64,413   39,172    82.6     9,600  10,291   15.9

               :

        Wed.   : 58,463   38,785    81.9     9,375  10,170   16.5

               :

        Thu.   : 59,016   37,695    81.4     9,242  10,691   16.8

               :

        Fri.   : 60,421   34,041    80.6    10,505  10,106   17.6

               :

        Sat.   : 14,012    7,846    95.2     1,035      53    4.7

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:315,038  198,206    82.7    45,380  52,071   15.7

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