Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/03/2006

24/03/2006

	Cattle	Calves	Hogs	Sheep	Goats	Equine	1/ Bison
Monday	116,853	3,267	396,056	9,904	2,845	687	181
Tuesday	122,838	2,910	402,649	9,250	2,172	112	166
Wednesday	122,477	2,588	399,770	10,190	1,963	441	262
Thursday	122,127	2,187	397,650	10,302	1,633	547	178
Friday	113,666	2,645	395,181	8,373	1,797	194	95
Saturday	18,702	0	18,011	64	288	0	40
Total	616,663	13,597	2,009,317	48,083	10,698	1,981	922

%Barrows & Gilts 96.6	%Steers 51.4	%Lambs&Yearlings 95.6
%Sows 3.1	%Heifers 31.5	%Mature Sheep 4.4
%Stags & Boars 0.3	%Cows 15.6	%Bulls & Stags 1.5

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  11/03/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

	Mil. Lbs.		Lbs	Lbs
Beef	481.0
		Cattle	1,282	783
		Steers		827
		Heifers		774
		Cows		638
		Bulls/Stags		927
Calves and Veal	3.1
		Calves	371	228
Pork	408.3
		Hogs	273	203
		Barrows and Gilts		200
		Sows		310
		Stags and Boars		213
Lamb & Mutton	3.5
		Sheep	145	73
		Mature Sheep		69
		Lambs & Yearlings		73
Total Meat Production	895.9

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 11, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       616,663

                 : Steers          :       316,950      51.4

                 : Heifers         :       193,989      31.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        46,382       7.5

                 : Other Cows      :        49,987       8.1

                 : Bulls           :         9,355       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,597

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,009,317

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,941,282      96.6

                 : Sows            :        62,401       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,634       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,083

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,115       4.4

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,968      95.6

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 11, 2006

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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered

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        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.   : 61,309   37,733    84.8     6,488   9,750   13.9
               :
        Tue.   : 60,742   41,179    83.0     9,496   9,542   15.5
               :
        Wed.   : 64,948   35,451    82.0    10,175  10,145   16.6
               :
        Thu.   : 59,028   41,037    81.9     9,649  10,418   16.4
               :
        Fri.   : 60,352   32,617    81.8    10,014   8,801   16.6
               :
        Sat.   : 10,571    5,972    88.5       560   1,331   10.1
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:316,950  193,989    82.9    46,382  49,987   15.6
 
Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO

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