Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

116,222

2,873

412,943

10,861

3,643

783

130

Tuesday

125,842

3,016

417,263

10,791

2,783

 26

256

Wednesday

125,518

2,942

418,057

 9,815

2,459

568

170

Thursday

127,274

2,044

416,423

10,392

2,669

609

113

Friday

124,275

2,937

409,339

 8,579

1,594

239

174

Saturday

 16,697

    0

 66,178

    70

  181

  0

  0

Total

635,828

13,812

2,140,203

50,508

13,329

2,225

843

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         52.8

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.4

%Sows              3.0

%Heifers        28.2

%Mature Sheep      4.6

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.2

%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  30/09/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

497.2

Cattle

1,287

785

Steers

845

Heifers

773

Cows

607

Bulls/Stags

890

Calves and Veal

3.1

Calves

372

228

Pork

426.6  

Hogs

269

200

Barrows and Gilts

196

Sows

311

Stags and Boars

229

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

131

66

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

930.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 30, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       635,828

                 : Steers          :       335,940      52.8

                 : Heifers         :       179,335      28.2

                 : Dairy Cows      :        51,198       8.1

                 : Other Cows      :        58,445       9.2

                 : Bulls           :        10,910       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,812

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,140,203

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,066,304      96.5

                 : Sows            :        64,602       3.0

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,297       0.4

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,508

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,347       4.6

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,161      95.4

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, September 30, 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.   : 59,791   34,007    80.7     7,758  12,434   17.4

        Tues.  : 69,596   33,297    81.8     9,883  11,067   16.6

        Wed.   : 67,006   35,347    81.5     9,942  11,056   16.7

        Thu.   : 66,360   37,098    81.3    10,517  11,193   17.1

               :

        Fri.   : 65,126   35,477    81.0    10,479  11,085   17.4

               :

        Sat.   :  8,061    4,109    72.9     2,619   1,610   25.3

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 335,940  179,335    81.0    51,198  58,445   17.2

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