Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 13/05/2006

Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

122,503

 2,900

376,638

10,456

 2,793

  770

   89

Tuesday

127,144

 2,619

392,333

10,272

 2,294

  176

  145

Wednesday

126,084

 2,194

390,104

10,587

 1,867

  482

  311

Thursday

125,313

 1,947

391,772

10,280

 2,158

  457

  102

Friday

124,318

 2,366

371,056

 9,133

 1,262

  128

  141

Saturday

 81,783

    26

 18,389

 29

    79

  0

    0

Total

707,145

12,052

1,940,292

50,757

 10,453

2,013

  788

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         54.9

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.6

%Sows              3.4

%Heifers        30.5

%Mature Sheep      4.4

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           13.2

%Bulls & Stags     1.3

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  13/05/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

536.6

Cattle

1,242

762

Steers

804

Heifers

736

Cows

626

Bulls/Stags

918

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

379

232

Pork

393.5

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

313

Stags and Boars

202

Lamb & Mutton

3.7

Sheep

144

72

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

936.6

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 13, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       707,145

                 : Steers          :       388,253      54.9

                 : Heifers         :       215,933      30.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,632       5.7

                 : Other Cows      :        52,846       7.5

                 : Bulls           :         9,481       1.3

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,052

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,940,292

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,869,049      96.3

                 : Sows            :        65,497       3.4

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,746       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,757

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,244       4.4

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,513      95.6

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

                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 13, 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.   : 68,754   34,483    84.3     6,541  11,133   14.4

               :

        Tue.   : 65,896   40,233    83.5     8,535  10,484   15.0

               :

        Wed.   : 67,710   37,807    83.7     8,496  10,268   14.9

               :

        Thu.   : 65,747   39,960    84.4     7,316  10,414   14.1

               :

        Fri.   : 67,714   36,643    83.9     8,527   9,346   14.4

               :

        Sat.   : 52,432   26,807    96.9     1,217   1,201    3.0

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:388,253  215,933    85.4    40,632  52,846   13.2

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