Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

127,471    

 3,103

397,303

10,408

 2,754

  702

   68

Tuesday

129,917

 2,979

406,223

10,616

 2,132

  178

  106

Wednesday

128,943

 3,077

407,941

 9,463

 2,280

  596

  224

Thursday

128,207

 2,274

412,656

10,215

 2,312

  580

  136

Friday

128,784

 2,935

394,513

 8,109

 1,944

  331

  186

Saturday

 41,128

     2

 35,347

 1,320

    86

  133

    0

Total

684,450

14,370

2,053,983    

50,131

11,508

2,520

  720

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         54.1

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.8

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        28.0

%Mature Sheep      5.2

%Stags & Boars     0.3

%Cows           16.3

%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  02/09/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

534.4

Cattle

1,277

784

Steers

843

Heifers

765

Cows

604

Bulls/Stags

904

Calves and Veal

3.2

Calves

360

221

Pork

402.8

Hogs

264

196

Barrows and Gilts

193

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

210

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

131

66

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

943.7 

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 02, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       684,450

                 : Steers          :       370,128      54.1

                 : Heifers         :       191,776      28.0

                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,739       7.3

                 : Other Cows      :        61,651       9.0

                 : Bulls           :        11,156       1.6

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

                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,370

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,053,983

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,983,941      96.6

                 : Sows            :        63,743       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,299       0.3

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,131

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,582       5.2

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,549      94.8

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 2, 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

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

        Mon.   : 68,888   35,328    81.8     8,000  13,025   16.5

               :

        Tue.   : 68,499   37,584    81.7     9,915  11,862   16.8

               :

        Wed.   : 71,264   34,012    81.6     9,764  11,655   16.6

        Thu.   : 69,858   34,948    81.7     9,655  11,634   16.6

               :

        Fri.   : 70,940   35,348    82.5     9,774  10,771   16.0

               :

        Sat.   : 20,679   14,556    85.7     2,631   2,704   13.0

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 370,128  191,776    82.1    49,739  61,651   16.3

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