Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

113,323

 2,729

387,214

10,962

 2,451

  603

  172

Tuesday

120,962

 2,724

392,255

11,180

 2,132

  243

  128

Wednesday

123,789

 2,305

393,441

11,543

 1,540

  370

  265

Thursday

123,836

 2,085

398,123

11,141

 2,468

  442

   64

Friday

121,575

 2,229

387,362

10,163

 1,330

  295

   93

Saturday

  9,876

    41

 25,043

 4,632

    61

    0

    0

Total

613,361

12,113

1,983,438

59,621

 9,982

1,953

  722

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         52.7

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.4

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        30.9

%Mature Sheep      3.6

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           14.9

%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  01/04/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

467.9

Cattle

1,256

766

Steers

804

Heifers

753

Cows

638

Bulls/Stags

926

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

383

233

Pork

403.5

Hogs

273

204

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

213

Lamb & Mutton

4.4

Sheep

148

75

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

75

Total Meat

 Production

878.6

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 01, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       613,361

                 : Steers          :       323,147      52.7

                 : Heifers         :       189,321      30.9

                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,094       7.0

                 : Other Cows      :        48,526       7.9

                 : Bulls           :         9,273       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,113

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,983,438

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,914,018      96.5

                 : Sows            :        64,014       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,406       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        59,621

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,152       3.6

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        57,469      96.4

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 01, 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.   : 61,101   34,609    84.5     5,579  10,500   14.2

               :

        Tue.   : 62,284   38,744    83.5     9,164   8,787   14.8

               :

        Wed.   : 64,517   38,133    82.9     9,807   9,763   15.8

               :

        Thu.   : 68,589   34,182    83.0     8,578  10,418   15.3

               :

        Fri.   : 60,584   40,406    83.1     9,685   8,796   15.2

               :

        Sat.   :  6,072    3,247    94.4       281     262    5.5

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:323,147  189,321    83.6    43,094  48,526   14.9

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