Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

124,335

 2,942    

396,306     

10,711    

 3,103

  778

  121

Tuesday

128,766

 3,135

398,541

10,401

 2,075

  314

  177

Wednesday

128,987    

 2,772

399,045      

 8,787

 1,666

  305

  196

Thursday

128,275    

 2,058

393,653

10,254

 2,206     

  632

  169

Friday

128,902

 2,965    

387,180

 6,795

 1,891

  256

  130

Saturday

 50,728

     0

 31,191

    44       

    70

    0

    0

Total

689,993

13,872

2,005,916

48,064

11,462

2,456

  775

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         53.4

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.1

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        28.7

%Mature Sheep      4.9

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           16.3

%Bulls & Stags     1.7

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  26/08/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

540.0   

Cattle

1,280

786

Steers

846

Heifers

766

Cows

606

Bulls/Stags

912

Calves and Veal

3.0

Calves

358

219

Pork

393.2

Hogs

264

196

Barrows and Gilts

193

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

211

Lamb & Mutton

3.1

Sheep

130

65

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

65

Total Meat

 Production

939.3

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 26, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       689,993

                 : Steers          :       368,324      53.4

                 : Heifers         :       197,976      28.7

                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,547       7.0

                 : Other Cows      :        63,604       9.2

                 : Bulls           :        11,542       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,872

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,005,916

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,937,080      96.6

                 : Sows            :        62,967       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         5,869       0.3

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,064

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,334       4.9

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,730      95.1

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, August 26, 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.   : 63,041   38,939    82.0     7,876  12,289   16.2

               :

        Tue.   : 69,170   36,219    81.8     9,783  11,619   16.6

        Wed.   : 71,142   34,531    81.9     9,640  11,273   16.2

        Thu.   : 69,527   35,818    82.1     9,202  11,513   16.1

               :

        Fri.   : 68,078   37,378    81.8    10,116  11,218   16.6

               :

        Sat.   : 27,366   15,091    83.7     1,930   5,692   15.0

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 368,324  197,976    82.1    48,547  63,604   16.3

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