Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/06/2006

Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

  4,776

   590

  3,446

   396

  536

  199

    0

Tuesday

127,353

 2,855

397,560

10,729

 3,138

  452

  100

Wednesday

128,205

 2,786

402,865

 9,679

 1,992

  299

  202

Thursday

124,907

 2,498

403,727

 9,910

 2,409

  590

  137

Friday

128,503

 2,706

403,362

 7,691

 1,575

  241

  143

Saturday

 99,964

     0

 62,098

    68

   111

  0

    0

Total

613,708

11,435

1,673,058

38,473

 9,761

1,781

  582

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         55.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.2

%Sows              3.4

%Heifers        29.5

%Mature Sheep      5.8

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           13.4

%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  03/06/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

470.6

Cattle

1,253

770

Steers

817

Heifers

742

Cows

616

Bulls/Stags

917

Calves and Veal

2.6

Calves

370

227

Pork

336.1

Hogs

270

201

Barrows and Gilts

197

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

201

Lamb & Mutton

2.7

Sheep

143

72

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

72

Total Meat

 Production

812.0

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 03, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       613,708

                 : Steers          :       342,335      55.8

                 : Heifers         :       180,790      29.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        34,722       5.7

                 : Other Cows      :        47,806       7.8

                 : Bulls           :         8,055       1.3

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        11,435

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,673,058

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,611,322      96.3

                 : Sows            :        56,594       3.4

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,142       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        38,473

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,220       5.8

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        36,253      94.2

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

                   Week Ending  Saturday, June 03, 2006

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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered

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        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.   :  1,895      318    46.3       230   2,011   46.9

               :

        Tue.   : 72,106   34,300    83.6     7,036  11,859   14.8

               :

        Wed.   : 68,630   38,146    83.3     8,623  11,088   15.4

               :

        Thu.   : 65,765   38,484    83.5     8,384  10,457   15.1

               :

        Fri.   : 71,081   35,795    83.2     9,271  10,410   15.3

               :

        Sat.   : 62,858   33,747    96.6     1,178   1,981    3.2

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:342,335  180,790    85.2    34,722  47,806   13.4

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