Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

125,196    

 2,808    

394,964     

11,084    

 2,955

  689

  154

Tuesday

120,706

 3,360

395,354

 9,723

 2,121

  238

  161

Wednesday

126,649

 2,684

392,301

 9,039

 1,908

  347

  216

Thursday

122,064

 2,100    

389,953

 9,235

 2,345

  354

  152

Friday

117,540    

 3,057

372,906

 6,934    

 1,411     

  218

  158

Saturday

 50,303

     0

 2,053

    41       

    92

    0

    0

Total

662,458

14,009

1,947,531     

46,056

10,832

1,846

  841

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         55.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.5

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        27.7

%Mature Sheep      4.5

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.6

%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  22/07/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

514.4

Cattle

1,270

779

Steers

836

Heifers

755

Cows

605

Bulls/Stags

907

Calves and Veal

2.9

Calves

341

209

Pork

383.2

Hogs

265

197

Barrows and Gilts

193

Sows

313

Stags and Boars

207

Lamb & Mutton

3.0

Sheep

131

65

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

65

Total Meat

 Production

903.5

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 22, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       662,458

                 : Steers          :       365,850      55.2

                 : Heifers         :       183,217      27.7

                 : Dairy Cows      :        42,823       6.5

                 : Other Cows      :        60,538       9.1

                 : Bulls           :        10,030       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,009

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,947,531

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,877,404      96.4

                 : Sows            :        64,400       3.3

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,727       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        46,056

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,061       4.5

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,995      95.5

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 22, 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.   : 66,291   37,496    82.9     6,899  12,504   15.5

               :

        Tue.   : 67,038   31,382    81.5     8,608  11,735   16.9

               :

        Wed.   : 70,099   35,404    83.3     8,589  10,657   15.2

:

        Thu.   : 67,590   33,394    82.7     7,870  11,417   15.8

               :

        Fri.   : 66,430   30,115    82.1     8,893  10,289   16.3

               :

        Sat.   : 28,402   15,426    87.1     1,964   3,936   11.7

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 365,850  183,217    82.9    42,823  60,538   15.6

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