Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 15/04/2006

Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

80,065    

 2,602    

342,335     

12,550    

 3,735     

  769        

  91

Tuesday

122,927    

 2,338    

402,523     

11,699    

 3,066      

  97        

  73

Wednesday

119,434    

 2,182    

402,105     

11,523    

 2,656     

  781       

  262

Thursday

124,298    

 1,660    

402,221     

11,293    

 2,355     

  534

   79

Friday

125,367

 1,854    

374,142      

9,632    

 2,166     

  242

   82

Saturday

39,247        

    0     

 12,713        

 721

    200

    0

    0

Total

611,338   

10,636  

1,936,039     

57,418   

 14,178   

 2,423       

   587

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6       

%Steers         53.2    

%Lambs&Yearlings  96.1

%Sows              3.1       

%Heifers        30.2    

%Mature Sheep      3.9

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.1    

%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  15/04/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

461.0    

Cattle

1,240             

757

Steers

798

Heifers

740

Cows

629

Bulls/Stags

923

Calves and Veal

2.4    

Calves

362

223

Pork

392.8    

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

208

Lamb & Mutton

3.8    

Sheep

132

66

Mature Sheep

68

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

860.0

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 15, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       611,338

                 : Steers          :       325,319      53.2

                 : Heifers         :       184,790      30.2

                 : Dairy Cows      :        42,243       6.9

                 : Other Cows      :        50,131       8.2

                 : Bulls           :         8,855       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        10,636

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,936,039

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,869,713      96.6

                 : Sows            :        60,823       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,503       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        59,621

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,152       3.9

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        57,469      96.1

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 15, 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.   : 42,622   19,585    77.7     6,434   9,952   20.5

               :

        Tue.   : 67,949   34,128    83.0     8,852  10,246   15.5

               :

        Wed.   : 60,642   37,589    82.2     9,267   9,942   16.1

               :                                             

        Thu.   : 66,484   37,238    83.4     8,134  10,566   15.0

               :

        Fri.   : 65,889   38,911    83.6     9,440   9,389   15.0

               :

        Sat.   :  21,733   17,339    99.6       116      36    0.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 325,319  184,790    83.4    42,243  50,131   15.1

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