Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 19/08/2006

Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

122,189    

 2,718

391,422

10,516

 2,844

  525

  122

Tuesday

127,497    

 3,182   

391,440

10,131

 2,632

    0

   91

Wednesday

125,388

 2,762

384,489

 8,787

 1,666

  305

  196

Thursday

120,933

 2,456

395,171

 9,455

 1,859

  411

  109

Friday

122,751

 3,255

381,232

 6,308    

 2,029

  217

  123

Saturday

 70,603

     0

 16,688

    90       

    69

    0

   53

Total

689,361

14,373

1,960,442

45,287

11,099

1,458

  694

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         55.5

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.1

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        27.6

%Mature Sheep      4.9

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           15.4

%Bulls & Stags     1.6

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  19/08/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

539.5   

Cattle

1,277

785

Steers

841

Heifers

765

Cows

604

Bulls/Stags

916

Calves and Veal

3.2

Calves

369

217

Pork

384.0

Hogs

264

196

Barrows and Gilts

192

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

212

Lamb & Mutton

3.0

Sheep

132

66

Mature Sheep

69

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

929.7

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 19, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       689,361

                 : Steers          :       382,667      55.5

                 : Heifers         :       189,959      27.6

                 : Dairy Cows      :        47,399       6.9

                 : Other Cows      :        58,631       8.5

                 : Bulls           :        10,705       1.6

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,373

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,960,442

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,894,727      96.6

                 : Sows            :        60,351       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,364       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,287

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,218       4.9

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        43,069      95.1

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 19, 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.   : 67,891   32,734    82.4     7,347  12,129   15.9

        Tue.   : 69,370   35,426    82.2     9,425  11,450   16.4

        Wed.   : 72,622   31,229    82.8     9,442  10,109   15.6

        Thu.   : 64,689   33,281    81.0     9,343  11,495   17.2

        Fri.   : 67,083   33,982    82.3     9,808   9,855   16.0

        Sat.   : 41,012   23,307    91.1     2,034   3,593    8.0

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 382,667  189,959    83.1    47,399  58,631   15.4

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