Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

125,018    

 2,824

380,878

10,913

 2,853

  730

  176

Tuesday

124,020    

 3,130    

378,109

 9,729

 1,812     

  215

  197

Wednesday

125,335

 3,172

382,020

 9,384

 1,983

  395

  207

Thursday

121,257  

 2,428

378,138

10,294

 2,401

  418

  120

Friday

116,374

 3,173

368,374      

 8,425

 1,366

  270

  149

Saturday

 38,065

    10

 10,955

    43       

    68

    0

    0

Total

650,069

14,737

1,898,474  

48,788

10,483

2,028

  849

%Barrows & Gilts  96.4

%Steers         56.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.3

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        27.0

%Mature Sheep      4.7

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.4

%Bulls & Stags     1.4

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  29/07/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

507.7

Cattle

1,276

784

Steers

841

Heifers

759

Cows

604

Bulls/Stags

907

Calves and Veal

3.0

Calves

334

205

Pork

372.0

Hogs

264

196

Barrows and Gilts

192

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

207

Lamb & Mutton

3.2

Sheep

131

66

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

885.9

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 29, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       650,069

                 : Steers          :       365,438      56.2

                 : Heifers         :       175,404      27.0

                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,166       6.6

                 : Other Cows      :        56,692       8.7

                 : Bulls           :        9,369       1.4

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,737

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,898,474

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,830,326      96.4

                 : Sows            :        62,069       3.3

                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,079       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,788

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,286       4.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        46,502      95.3

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, July 29, 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.   : 67,173   37,619    83.8     6,000  12,395   14.7

               :

        Tue.   : 69,058   33,744    82.9     9,271  10,305   15.8

               :

        Wed.   : 71,852   31,407    82.4     9,279  10,875   16.1

        Thu.   : 67,818   32,269    82.5     8,034  11,175   15.8

               :

        Fri.   : 65,846   28,327    80.9     9,654  10,673   17.5

               :

        Sat.   : 23,691   12,038    93.9       928   1,269    5.8

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 365,438  175,404    83.2    43,166  56,692   15.4 

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