Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

94,206

 2,921

383,311

10,663

 2,131

  535

  165

Tuesday

107,784

 2,910

382,810

10,707

 1,809

   96

   69

Wednesday

118,919

 2,336

393,932

11,416

 1,853

  415

  315

Thursday

120,554

 2,138

393,596

10,874

 2,366

  409

  122

Friday

124,214

 2,117

397,202

 9,638

 1,178

   86

   96

Saturday

 19,222

     0

  2,976

 3,848

    42

    0

   46

Total

584,899

12,422

1,953,827

57,146

 9,379

1,541

  813

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         52.0

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.3

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        32.3

%Mature Sheep      3.7

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           14.3

%Bulls & Stags     1.4

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  25/03/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

450.4

Cattle

1,265

773

Steers

814

Heifers

758

Cows

638

Bulls/Stags

924

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

372

227

Pork

395.6

Hogs

272

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

221

Lamb & Mutton

4.2

Sheep

148

74

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

75

Total Meat

 Production

853.0

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 25, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       584,899

                 : Steers          :       304,083      52.0

                 : Heifers         :       189,142      32.3

                 : Dairy Cows      :        41,952       7.2

                 : Other Cows      :        41,516       7.1

                 : Bulls           :         8,206       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,422

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,953,827

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,887,190      96.6

                 : Sows            :        61,481       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,156       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        57,146

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,133       3.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        55,013      96.3

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 25, 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.   : 55,204   24,718    84.8     4,932   7,971   13.7
               :
        Tue.   : 55,276   34,858    83.6     9,047   7,129   15.0
               :
        Wed.   : 60,149   39,655    83.9     9,552   7,942   14.7
               :
        Thu.   : 60,749   40,431    83.9     8,167   9,444   14.6
               :
        Fri.   : 62,423   41,232    83.4    10,095   8,528   15.0
               :
        Sat.   : 10,282    8,248    96.4       159     502    3.4
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:304,083  189,142    84.3    41,952  41,516   14.3
 
Source:  USDA Market News/NASS  St. Joseph, MO