Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

122,798    

 2,794    

373,532     

10,159    

 3,237

  771

  143

Tuesday

126,787

 2,920    

387,062

 9,618

 2,046

  175

  190

Wednesday

126,598    

 2,406

390,650

 8,988    

 1,731     

  426

  315

Thursday

123,523    

 2,302    

392,870      

 9,333

 1,980     

  326

  220

Friday

119,766

 2,750

386,892

 7,094

 1,641     

  237

  174

Saturday

 74,926

     0

 12,284

    49       

    65

    0

    0

Total

694,398

13,172

1,943,290

45,241

10,700

1,935

 1,042

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         53.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.2

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        29.0

%Mature Sheep      4.8

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.7

%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  15/07/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

538.8

Cattle

1,272

779

Steers

835

Heifers

758

Cows

611

Bulls/Stags

905

Calves and Veal

2.7

Calves

341

210

Pork

385.3

Hogs

267

199

Barrows and Gilts

195

Sows

313

Stags and Boars

209

Lamb & Mutton

3.0

Sheep

132

66

Mature Sheep

68

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

929.8

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 15, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       694,398

                 : Steers          :       373,249      53.8

                 : Heifers         :       201,252      29.0

                 : Dairy Cows      :        45,928       6.6

                 : Other Cows      :        63,418       9.1

                 : Bulls           :         10,551      1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,172

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,943,290

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,874,082      96.4

                 : Sows            :        63,467       3.3

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,741       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,241

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,171       4.8

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,070      95.2

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 15, 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.   : 64,897   36,618    82.7     7,084  12,620   16.0

               :

        Tue.   : 65,907   39,016    82.8     8,952  11,208   15.9

               :

        Wed.   : 69,642   34,367    82.2     9,092  11,337   16.1

:

        Thu.   : 66,759   34,323    81.8     8,782  11,426   16.4

               :

        Fri.   : 64,436   33,003    81.4     8,938  11,275   16.9

               :

        Sat.   : 41,608   23,925    87.5     3,080   5,552   11.5    

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 373,249  201,252    82.7    45,928  63,418   15.7

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