Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

113,285

 3,082

389,345

10,360

 2,799

  714

  234

Tuesday

124,257

 2,667

399,817

 9,256

 2,364

    0

   67

Wednesday

118,684

 2,256

400,982

11,383

 1,628

  366

  311

Thursday

123,777

 2,021

399,030

 9,199

 2,015

  353

  100

Friday

122,559

 2,365

400,035

 8,608

 1,317

  183

   80

Saturday

 20,847

     0

 25,323

 1,696

    42

    0

    0

Total

623,409

12,391

2,014,532

50,502

10,165

1,616

  792

%Barrows & Gilts  96.7

%Steers         52.6

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.7

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        30.5

%Mature Sheep      4.3

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.3

%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  18/03/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

484.3

Cattle

1,274

780

Steers

821

Heifers

769

Cows

641

Bulls/Stags

923

Calves and Veal

2.7

Calves

361

222

Pork

409.1

Hogs

272

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

312

Stags and Boars

214

Lamb & Mutton

3.7

Sheep

149

74

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

75

Total Meat

 Production

899.8

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 18, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       623,409

                 : Steers          :       328,111      52.6

                 : Heifers         :       189,984      30.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        44,945       7.2

                 : Other Cows      :        50,153       8.0

                 : Bulls           :        10,216       1.6

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,391

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,014,532

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,947,075      96.7

                 : Sows            :        61,835       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,622       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,502

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,195       4.3

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,307      95.7

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 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

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        Mon.   : 59,780   34,983    83.7     6,016  10,820   14.9

               :

        Tue.   : 65,053   38,367    83.2     9,407   9,309   15.1

               :

        Wed.   : 61,684   35,461    81.9     9,945   9,424   16.3

               :

        Thu.   : 64,831   37,211    82.4     9,403  10,222   15.9

               :

        Fri.   : 66,380   35,256    82.9     9,573   9,355   15.4

               :

        Sat.   : 10,383    8,706    91.6       601   1,023    7.8

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:328,111  189,984    83.1    44,945  50,153   15.3

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