Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

119,072    

 3,079    

376,275

10,917    

 2,334     

  797

  109

Tuesday

  1,720

   168    

  2,443

   458    

    70     

    0

    0

Wednesday

127,655    

 3,365

390,913

10,194    

 2,753     

  289

  302

Thursday

126,227

 2,336    

395,445     

10,096    

 2,149     

  365

  280

Friday

127,505

 2,797

403,689

 7,649

 1,735     

   99

  183

Saturday

 95,979

   131

 52,649

    48       

    68

    0

  101

Total

598,158

11,876  

1,621,414     

39,362    

 9,109

1,550

  975

%Barrows & Gilts  96.7

%Steers         56.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.7

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        29.1

%Mature Sheep      5.3

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           13.6

%Bulls & Stags     1.2

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  08/07/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

469.1

Cattle

1,277

787

Steers

838

Heifers

757

Cows

626

Bulls/Stags

920

Calves and Veal

2.4

Calves

337

206

Pork

321.1

Hogs

266

198

Barrows and Gilts

195

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

200

Lamb & Mutton

2.6

Sheep

133

66

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

795.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 08, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       598,158

                 : Steers          :       336,020      56.2

                 : Heifers         :       173,979      29.1

                 : Dairy Cows      :        34,250       5.7

                 : Other Cows      :        46,976       7.9

                 : Bulls           :         6,933       1.2

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        11,876

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,621,414

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,568,242      96.7

                 : Sows            :        48,588       3.0

                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,584       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        39,362

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,103       5.3

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        37,259      94.7

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 08, 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.   : 66,035   34,707    84.6     6,691   9,958   14.0

               :

        Tue.   :    779      235    59.0        31     485   30.0

               :

        Wed.   : 70,031   36,031    83.1     8,055  11,830   15.6               :

        Thu.   : 69,405   35,209    82.9     8,472  11,652   15.9

               :

        Fri.   : 72,859   33,580    83.5     9,360  10,052   15.2

               :

        Sat.   : 56,911   34,217    94.9     1,641   2,999    4.8

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 336,020  173,979    85.3    34,250  46,976   13.6

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