Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 22/04/2006

Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

105,157

2,554

289,786

12,807

3,247

625

110

Tuesday

124,571

2,662

402,342

11,921

2,184

130

143

Wednesday

122,434

1,957

401,717

12,019

2,247

443

270

Thursday

124,049

1,783

397,448

11,688

2,312

504

146

Friday

113,842

2,168

389,713

9,101

1,627

227

125

Saturday

36,988

0

48,289

127

215

0

0

Total

627,041   

11,124  

1,929,295     

57,663    

 11,832   

 1,929       

   794

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6       

%Steers         54.7    

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.5

%Sows              3.1       

%Heifers        29.1    

%Mature Sheep      5.5

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           14.8    

%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  22/04/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

473.9

Cattle

1,239

759

Steers

800

Heifers

737

Cows

630

Bulls/Stags

914

Calves and Veal

2.6    

Calves

387

235

Pork

391.8    

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

213

Lamb & Mutton

3.9   

Sheep

133

67

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

67

Total Meat

 Production

872.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 22, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       627,041

                 : Steers          :       342,880      54.7

                 : Heifers         :       182,542      29.1

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,164       6.4

                 : Other Cows      :        52,492       8.4

                 : Bulls           :         8,963       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        11,124

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,929,295

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,863,561      96.6

                 : Sows            :        60,298       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,436       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        57,663

                 : Mature Sheep    :         3,165       5.5

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        54,498      94.5

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 22, 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.   : 56,737   30,279    82.7     6,039  10,507   15.7

               :

        Tue.   : 67,448   36,569    83.5     8,280  10,429   15.0

               :

        Wed.   : 65,053   37,421    83.7     8,370   9,888   14.9

               :       

        Thu.   : 69,116   34,458    83.5     8,324  10,198   14.9

               :

        Fri.   : 61,429   31,184    81.4     9,057  10,396   17.1

               :

        Sat.   :  23,097   12,631    96.6        94   1,074    3.2

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 342,880  182,542    83.8    40,164  52,492   14.8

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