Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

120,000

 3,036

397,726     

13,231    

 3,535     

  663

   49

Tuesday

123,396    

 2,288    

396,270     

11,927    

 2,548     

  133

  161

Wednesday

122,108

 2,611    

397,137     

11,841    

 2,124     

  469

  163

Thursday

123,871    

 1,829    

396,249     

13,202    

 2,879     

  531

  155

Friday

124,199    

 2,083    

383,460     

12,464    

 2,601     

  141  

   63

Saturday

 21,978        

    4

 41,468      

 5,834      

   530

    0

   57

Total

635,552   

11,851  

2,012,310     

68,499   

 14,217   

1,937       

  648

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         53.6    

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.3

%Sows              3.1       

%Heifers        29.9

%Mature Sheep      3.7

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.0    

%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  08/04/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

483.5    

Cattle

1,253             

764

Steers

803

Heifers

749

Cows

633

Bulls/Stags

923

Calves and Veal

2.7    

Calves

378

231

Pork

408.5    

Hogs

273             

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

212

Lamb & Mutton

4.8    

Sheep

139              

70

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

70

Total Meat

 Production

899.5

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 08, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       635,552

                 : Steers          :       340,758      53.6

                 : Heifers         :       190,120      29.9

                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,717       6.9

                 : Other Cows      :        51,655       8.1

                 : Bulls           :         9,302       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        11,851

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,012,310

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,944,413      96.5

                 : Sows            :        61,994       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,903       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        68,499

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,527       3.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        65,972      96.3

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 08, 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.   : 65,029   36,442    84.6     6,010  10,811   14.0

               :

        Tue.   : 65,122   36,753    82.6     9,539  10,005   15.8

               :

        Wed.   : 65,766   35,513    82.9     9,066   9,829   15.5

               :

        Thu.   : 65,811   37,573    83.5     8,465  10,159   15.0

               :

        Fri.   : 66,863   35,430    82.4    10,327   9,818   16.2 

        Sat.   : 12,167    8,409    93.6       310   1,033    6.1

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 340,758  190,120    83.5    43,717  51,655   15.0

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