Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

113,089

 3,166

374,920

10,752

 2,801

  530

   57

Tuesday

122,248

 3,354    

378,766

 9,423

 1,964     

  234

  129

Wednesday

100,166  

 3,179

379,983

 8,909

 1,917

  366

  186

Thursday

105,183

 2,444

380,366

 9,091

 2,236

  432

   78

Friday

126,700

 2,972

370,946

 5,281

 1,308

  304

  176

Saturday

 61,555

     0

 1,781

    63       

    80

    0

   50

Total

628,941

15,115

1,886,762

43,519

10,306

1,866       

  676

%Barrows & Gilts  96.7

%Steers         55.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.0

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        26.5

%Mature Sheep      5.0

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           16.2

%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  05/08/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

488.9

Cattle

1,273

780

Steers

838

Heifers

760

Cows

599

Bulls/Stags

905

Calves and Veal

3.3

Calves

352

217

Pork

368.4

Hogs

263

196

Barrows and Gilts

192

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

209

Lamb & Mutton

2.8

Sheep

129

65

Mature Sheep

68

Lambs & Yearlings

64

Total Meat

 Production

863.4

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 5, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       628,941

                 : Steers          :       350,751      55.8

                 : Heifers         :       166,458      26.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        42,851       6.8

                 : Other Cows      :        59,222       9.4

                 : Bulls           :         9,659       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,115

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,886,762

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,823,852      96.7

                 : Sows            :        57,612       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,298       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        43,519

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,158       5.0

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        41,361      95.0

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 5, 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.   : 62,386   30,087    81.8     6,587  12,130   16.6

               :

        Tue.   : 72,138   29,394    83.1     8,294  10,856   15.7               :

        

       

        Wed.   : 55,398   23,097    78.4     8,739  10,971   19.7

        Thu.   : 56,182   27,689    79.7     8,245  11,228   18.5

               :

        Fri.   : 66,825   37,982    82.7     9,788  10,215   15.8

               :

        Sat.   : 37,822   18,209    91.0     1,198   3,822    8.2

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 350,751  166,458    82.2    42,851  59,222   16.2

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