Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

125,564

2,972

409,400

11,665

3,536

774

131

Tuesday

127,058

3,016

414,459     

10,610

2,761

245

192

Wednesday

127,064

2,863

414,889

10,484

2,509

439

204

Thursday

126,574

2,032    

404,930

10,279

2,922

514

170

Friday

126,312

2,743

406,946

 9,792

2,277

262

187

Saturday

25,174

    1

 89,217

   122

  100

  0

 68

Total

657,746

13,627

2,139,841

52,952

14,105

2,234       

952

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         53.0

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.4

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        28.7

%Mature Sheep      4.6

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           16.6

%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  23/09/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

517.2

Cattle

1,289

789

Steers

851

Heifers

774

Cows

606

Bulls/Stags

896

Calves and Veal

3.1

Calves

372

228

Pork

425.0  

Hogs

268

199

Barrows and Gilts

195

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

229

Lamb & Mutton

3.4

Sheep

130

65

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

65

Total Meat

 Production

948.7

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 23, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       657,746

                 : Steers          :       348,654      53.0

                 : Heifers         :       188,775      28.7

                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,099       7.6

                 : Other Cows      :        59,266       9.0

                 : Bulls           :        10,952       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,627

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,139,841

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,064,385      96.5

                 : Sows            :        66,153       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,303       0.4

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        52,952

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,413       4.6

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        50,539      95.4

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 23, 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.   : 64,952   38,696    82.5     7,591  12,207   15.8

               :

        Tue.   : 68,756   35,218    81.8     9,631  11,496   16.6

               :

        Wed.   : 67,715   35,807    81.5    10,478  10,894   16.8

        Thu.   : 67,784   35,767    81.8     9,719  11,092   16.4

               :

        Fri.   : 67,394   35,643    81.6    10,088  11,075   16.8

               :

        Sat.   : 12,053    7,644    78.2     2,592   2,502   20.2

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 348,654  188,775    81.7    50,099  59,266   16.6

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