Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

123,730

 2,968    

  383,246

10,414    

 2,745     

  726

   78

Tuesday

126,656    

 2,870    

  383,349     

10,093    

 2,305     

  256

   60

Wednesday

123,726    

 2,284    

  386,752      

 9,852    

 1,934     

  428

  212

Thursday

122,590    

 2,275    

  388,308     

10,287    

 2,492     

  500

   98

Friday

122,368    

 2,229    

  370,416      

 8,989    

 1,659     

  273

  140

Saturday

 76,782       

    17

   14,089         

    48       

    81       

    0

    0

Total

695,852   

12,643  

1,926,160     

49,683   

 11,216   

2,183       

  588

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         54.5

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.0

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        30.4

%Mature Sheep      5.0

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           13.7

%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  27/05/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

530.0

Cattle

1,249

765

Steers

812

Heifers

739

Cows

617

Bulls/Stags

912

Calves and Veal

2.9

Calves

376

229

Pork

386.5

Hogs

270

201

Barrows and Gilts

197

Sows

312

Stags and Boars

207

Lamb & Mutton

  3.6

Sheep

144

72

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

73

Total Meat

 Production

923.0

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, May 27, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       695,852

                 : Steers          :       379,233      54.5

                 : Heifers         :       211,604      30.4

                 : Dairy Cows      :        38,952       5.6

                 : Other Cows      :        56,317       8.1

                 : Bulls           :         9,746       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,643

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,926,160

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,858,283      96.5

                 : Sows            :        61,027       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,850       0.4

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        49,683

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,468       5.0

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,215      95.0

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, May 27, 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.   : 67,955   36,820    84.7     5,773  11,285   13.8

               :

        Tue.   : 69,880   36,579    84.1     8,215  10,111   14.5

               :

        Wed.   : 64,659   39,229    84.0     8,228   9,725   14.5

               :

        Thu.   : 66,456   36,632    84.1     7,300  10,478   14.5

               :

        Fri.   : 68,222   33,766    83.3     8,815   9,771   15.2

               :                                     

        Sat.   : 42,061   28,578    92.0       621   4,947    7.3

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 379,233  211,604    84.9    38,952  56,317   13.7

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