Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

116,753

 3,121

373,959

10,041

 2,690

  635

  175

Tuesday

126,296

 2,670

390,658

 9,094

 1,734

  280

  112

Wednesday

118,086

 2,370

393,116

 9,380

 1,436

  262

  217

Thursday

118,149

 1,949

394,713

 9,832

 1,538

  681

  138

Friday

123,649

 2,571

384,246

 7,893

 1,938

  211

  171

Saturday

 78,432

    0

 42,918

 1,547

   106

  114

    0

Total

681,365

12,681

1,979,610

47,787

 9,442

2,183

  813

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         53.1

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.5

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        30.1

%Mature Sheep      4.5

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.4

%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  29/04/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

512.3

Cattle

1,236

755

Steers

800

Heifers

735

Cows

621

Bulls/Stags

928

Calves and Veal

2.9

Calves

380

233

Pork

401.8

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

215

Lamb & Mutton

3.5

Sheep

147

74

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

74

Total Meat

 Production

920.5

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 29, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       681,365

                 : Steers          :       361,539      53.1

                 : Heifers         :       204,807      30.1

                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,683       6.4

                 : Other Cows      :        61,466       9.0

                 : Bulls           :         9,870       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,681

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,979,610

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,911,480      96.6

                 : Sows            :        62,540       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,590       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,787

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,170       4.5

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,617      95.5

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 29, 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.   : 61,110   35,149    82.4     6,857  12,027   16.2

               :

        Tue.   : 65,729   39,693    83.5     8,337  10,466   14.9

               :

        Wed.   : 62,482   33,457    81.2     9,711  10,628   17.2

               :

        Thu.   : 64,742   32,193    82.0     7,780  11,476   16.3

               :

        Fri.   : 66,207   35,884    82.6     8,788  11,104   16.1

               :

        Sat.   : 41,269   28,431    88.9     2,210   5,765   10.2

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:361,539  204,807    83.1    43,683  61,466   15.4

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