Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/05/2006

Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

 32,789

 2,653

177,844

 6,914

 2,100

  208

   92

Tuesday

126,131

 2,647

398,827

10,146

 2,506

  347

  113

Wednesday

126,936

 2,831

398,456

10,140

 1,858

  469

  160

Thursday

125,694

 2,306

398,857

10,333

 1,845

  421

  134

Friday

126,900

 2,299

391,643

 8,958    

 1,654

  201

  117

Saturday

 89,742

     1

 59,306

    53

    75

    0

   47

Total

628,192

12,737  

1,824,933     

46,544   

 10,038   

1,646

  663

%Barrows & Gilts  96.2

%Steers         54.4

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.4

%Sows              3.5

%Heifers        29.4

%Mature Sheep      5.6

%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  06/05/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

474.9

Cattle

1,242

759

Steers

802

Heifers

736

Cows

628

Bulls/Stags

913

Calves and Veal

3.0

Calves

387

236

Pork

369.3

Hogs

272

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

212

Lamb & Mutton

3.4

Sheep

147

73

Mature Sheep

72

Lambs & Yearlings

74

Total Meat

 Production

850.6

TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, May 06, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       628,192

                 : Steers          :       341,723      54.4

                 : Heifers         :       184,593      29.4

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,784       6.5

                 : Other Cows      :        52,072       8.3

                 : Bulls           :         9,020       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,737

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,824,933

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,755,734      96.2

                 : Sows            :        63,263       3.5

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,936       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,544

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,610       5.6

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,934      94.4

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, May 06, 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.   : 16,121    6,624    69.4     2,969   6,313   28.3

               :

        Tue.   : 66,234   37,934    82.6     9,226  10,830   15.9

               :

        Wed.   : 66,934   38,232    82.8     8,939  10,702   15.5

               :

        Thu.   : 69,589   34,348    82.7     8,405  11,383   15.7

               :

        Fri.   : 70,204   34,605    82.6     9,929  10,192   15.9

               :

        Sat.   : 52,641   32,850    95.3     1,316   2,652    4.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 341,723  184,593    83.8    40,784  52,072   14.8

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