Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

  2,334

   478

  2,381

   391

   526

    0

    0

Tuesday

127,753

 3,015

417,016

12,002

 3,246

  474

   89

Wednesday

128,645

 3,207

414,529

10,759

 2,616

  427

  245

Thursday

126,441

 2,388

414,945

10,489

 2,886

  554

  272

Friday

128,675

 3,005

412,685

 9,127

 2,019

  269

  197

Saturday

 76,876

    20

231,877

   127

    96

    0

   53

Total

590,724

12,113

1,893,433     

42,895

11,389

1,724

  856

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         54.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.6

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        28.0

%Mature Sheep      5.4

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           15.6

%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  09/09/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

464.3

Cattle

1,285

789

Steers

845

Heifers

770

Cows

610

Bulls/Stags

893

Calves and Veal

2.6

Calves

356

221

Pork

374.5

Hogs

267

198

Barrows and Gilts

194

Sows

307

Stags and Boars

230

Lamb & Mutton

2.8

Sheep

130

65

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

65

Total Meat

 Production

844.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 09, 2006

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

                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       590,724

                 : Steers          :       323,963      54.8

                 : Heifers         :       165,695      28.0

                 : Dairy Cows      :        43,876       7.4

                 : Other Cows      :        48,024       8.1

                 : Bulls           :         9,166       1.6

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

                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        12,113

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,893,433

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,828,520      96.6

                 : Sows            :        58,206       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,707       0.4

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        42,895

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,335       5.4

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        40,560      94.6

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

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 9, 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.   :    849      304    49.4       410     624   44.3

               :

        Tue.   : 67,549   37,464    82.2     9,028  11,682   16.2

               :

        Wed.   : 71,327   33,915    81.8    10,137  11,105   16.5

        Thu.   : 69,487   34,181    82.0     9,810  10,860   16.3

               :

        Fri.   : 68,649   37,108    82.2    10,812  10,061   16.2

               :

        Sat.   : 46,102   22,723    89.5     3,679   3,692    9.6

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 323,963  165,695    82.9    43,876  48,024   15.6

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

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