Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

124,215

 3,051

  401,065

 7,827

 1,223

  677

 72

Tuesday

126,762

 3,102

  408,286

11,351

 3,085

  223

 73

Wednesday

121,975

 2,496

  407,426

10,550

 2,676

  472

207

Thursday

123,947

 2,153

  421,684

10,473

 2,278

  554

192

Friday

111,625

 2,801

  425,645

 9,802

 1,813

  269

162

Saturday

 12,719

     8

    6,818

    44 

    69

    0

  0

Total

621,243

13,611  

2,160,924

50,047

11,144

2,195

706

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         52.1

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.5

%Sows              3.0

%Heifers        28.8

%Mature Sheep      4.5

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.7

%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  14/10/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

486.8

Cattle

1,291

787

Steers

847

Heifers

779

Cows

608

Bulls/Stags

893

Calves and Veal

3.0

Calves

362

222

Pork

432.3

Hogs

270

200

Barrows and Gilts

197

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

228

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

133

67

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

67

Total Meat

 Production

925.4

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 14, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       621,243

                 : Steers          :       323,795      52.1

                 : Heifers         :       176,791      28.5

                 : Dairy Cows      :        48,690       7.8

                 : Other Cows      :        61,415       9.9

                 : Bulls           :        10,552       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,611

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,160,924

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,088,342      96.6

                 : Sows            :        64,238       3.0

                 : Stags/Boars     :         8,344       0.4

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,047

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,242       4.5

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,805      95.5

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 14, 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.   : 61,555   40,643    82.3     7,227  12,837   16.2

        Tues.  : 68,688   34,518    81.4     9,853  11,692   17.0

        Wed.   : 64,008   34,516    80.8     9,845  11,581   17.6

        Thu.   : 68,486   32,143    81.2     9,556  11,597   17.1

               :

        Fri.   : 55,825   33,328    79.9    10,004  10,497   18.4

               :

        Sat.   :  5,233    1,643    54.1     2,205   3,211   42.6

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 323,795  176,791    80.6    48,690  61,415   17.7

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

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