Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

120,822

 2,926

  409,999

 9,659

 3,232

 777

 97

Tuesday

126,605

 2,862

  415,310

11,145

 2,481

 184

195

Wednesday

125,786

 2,660

  414,254

 9,652

 2,007

 491

177

Thursday

126,272

 2,023

  413,531

 9,777

 2,545

 653

181

Friday

115,940

 2,751

  405,124

 8,750

 2,068

 254

257

Saturday

 19,718

     1

   90,737

 1,065  

    86

   0

 50

Total

635,143

13,223  

2,148,955

50,048

12,419

2,359

957

%Barrows & Gilts  96.7

%Steers         52.3

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.3

%Sows              2.9

%Heifers        28.8

%Mature Sheep      4.7

%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  07/10/2006

Production  Species and Class                   Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

500.4

Cattle

1,296

791

Steers

851

Heifers

783

Cows

608

Bulls/Stags

889

Calves and Veal

2.9

Calves

364

223

Pork

427.0

Hogs

268

199

Barrows and Gilts

196

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

226

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

132

66

Mature Sheep

67

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

933.6

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 07, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       635,143

                 : Steers          :       332,465      52.3

                 : Heifers         :       183,035      28.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        49,880       7.9

                 : Other Cows      :        59,221       9.3

                 : Bulls           :        10,542       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,223

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,148,955

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,077,815      96.7

                 : Sows            :        61,986       2.9

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,154       0.4

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,048

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,351       4.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,697      95.3

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 07, 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.   : 62,961   35,740    81.7     7,838  12,246   16.6

        Tues.  : 68,796   35,307    82.2    10,034  10,659   16.3

        Wed.   : 65,026   37,088    81.2     9,952  11,669   17.2

        Thu.   : 67,511   35,816    81.8     9,727  11,047   16.5

               :

        Fri.   : 59,900   33,273    80.4     9,873  10,895   17.9

               :

        Sat.   :  8,271    5,811    71.4     2,456   2,705   26.2

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 332,465  183,035    81.2    49,880  59,221   17.2

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