Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

122,794

 2,852

336,687

10,209

 2,840

  754

  112

Tuesday

126,521

 3,216

387,380

 9,874

 2,030

  218

  172

Wednesday

127,533

 3,181

384,185

 9,120

 1,949

  491

  141

Thursday

124,644

 2,251

389,484

 9,774

 1,973

  555

  144

Friday

127,183

 2,867

369,643

 6,680

 1,869

  180

  132

Saturday

 50,676

     0

 20,599

    39

    86

    0

    0

Total

679,351

14,367

1,887,978

45,696

 10,747

2,198

  701

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         54.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.4

%Sows              3.2

%Heifers        27.7

%Mature Sheep      4.6

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           16.1

%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 12/08/2006

Production    Species and Class      Live Weight        Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

 530.8

Cattle

1,277

784

Steers

843

Heifers

764

Cows

603

Bulls/Stags

914

Calves and Veal

3.1

Calves

354

220

Pork

367.7

Hogs

262

195

Barrows and Gilts

191

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

215

Lamb & Mutton

3.0

Sheep

130

65

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

65

Total Meat

 Production

904.6

TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 12, 2006

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       679,351

                 : Steers          :       371,960      54.8

                 : Heifers         :       187,998      27.7

                 : Dairy Cows      :        46,984       6.9

                 : Other Cows      :        62,475       9.2

                 : Bulls           :         9,934       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,367

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,887,978

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,822,287      96.5

                 : Sows            :        60,682       3.2

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,009       0.3

     ------------------------------------------------------------

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,696

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,106       4.6

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,590      95.4

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 12, 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.   : 70,285   32,132    83.4     7,288  11,311   15.1

               :

        Tue.   : 71,162   32,863    82.2     9,437  11,419   16.5

               :

        Wed.   : 70,505   34,182    82.1     9,648  11,208   16.4

               :

        Thu.   : 65,325   37,139    82.2     9,155  11,092   16.2

               :

        Fri.   : 65,843   38,385    82.0     9,532  11,541   16.6

               :

        Sat.   : 28,840   13,297    83.1     1,924   5,904   15.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.:371,960  187,998    82.4    46,984  62,475   16.1

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