Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

123,420

 2,959

  331,454

10,582    

  2,999

  731

   92

Tuesday

128,569

 3,016

  382,777

10,128    

  2,549    

   34

  221

Wednesday

124,662

 2,582    

  387,209

 9,930

  1,534     

  487

  160

Thursday

126,881

 1,796    

  392,628      

 9,520    

  2,836     

  542

  114

Friday

127,157

 2,518   

  346,216

 7,338

  2,344

  275

  148

Saturday

 76,001

     4

   18,613

   911

    105

    0

    0

Total

706,690

12,875

1,858,897     

48,409   

 12,367   

2,069

  735

%Barrows & Gilts  96.1

%Steers         57.0

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.5

%Sows              3.6

%Heifers        27.7

%Mature Sheep      5.5

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           13.8

%Bulls & Stags     1.5

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  01/07/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

551.2

Cattle

1,273

783

Steers

833

Heifers

756

Cows

611

Bulls/Stags

932

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

351

215

Pork

368.5

Hogs

267

199

Barrows and Gilts

194

Sows

313

Stags and Boars

209

Lamb & Mutton

3.2

Sheep

134

67

Mature Sheep

68

Lambs & Yearlings

67

Total Meat

 Production

925.7

TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 01, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       706,690

                 : Steers          :       402,836      57.0

                 : Heifers         :       195,970      27.7

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,825       5.8

                 : Other Cows      :        56,691       8.0

                 : Bulls           :        10,368       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,875

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,858,897

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,786,232      96.1

                 : Sows            :        66,434       3.6

                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,231       0.3

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,409

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,660       5.5

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,749      94.5

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 01, 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.   : 67,572   35,353    83.4     6,181  12,109   14.8

               :

        Tue.   : 71,689   35,456    83.3     8,601  10,928   15.2

        Wed.   : 70,637   33,861    83.8     7,553  10,695   14.6

               :

        Thu.   : 71,975   33,664    83.3     7,728  11,462   15.1

               :

        Fri.   : 72,521   32,848    82.9     9,157  10,544   15.5

               :

        Sat.   : 48,442   24,788    96.4     1,605     953    3.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 402,836  195,970    84.7    40,825  56,691   13.8

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