Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

125,452    

 2,929    

  414,949     

10,777    

 3,627     

 712

166

Tuesday

125,511    

 3,049

  417,645

11,263

 3,064      

  84

137

Wednesday

124,180

 2,869

  420,329

10,173

 2,509

 433

195

Thursday

123,830    

 2,044

  421,743

10,014

 2,984

 576

126

Friday

116,501

 3,094

  416,411

 9,194

 2,597

 361

132

Saturday

 27,700

     2

  111,319

   161

   549

   0

  0

Total

643,174

13,987

2,202,396

51,582

15,330

2,166

756

%Barrows & Gilts  96.7

%Steers         50.1

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.8

%Sows              2.9

%Heifers        30.2

%Mature Sheep      5.2

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           18.0

%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  21/10/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

503.4

Cattle

1,291

786

Steers

846

Heifers

781

Cows

612

Bulls/Stags

883

Calves and Veal

3.1

Calves

361

221

Pork

441.0

Hogs

270

200

Barrows and Gilts

197

Sows

309

Stags and Boars

223

Lamb & Mutton

3.4

Sheep

131

66

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

66

Total Meat

 Production

950.9

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 21, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       643,174

                 : Steers          :       322,523      50.1

                 : Heifers         :       194,384      30.2

                 : Dairy Cows      :        51,868       8.1

                 : Other Cows      :        63,596       9.9

                 : Bulls           :        10,803       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,987

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,202,396

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,129,035      96.7

                 : Sows            :        64,290       2.9

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,071       0.4

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,582

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,662       5.2

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,920      94.8

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 21, 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.   : 62,523   40,377    82.0     7,609  12,853   16.3

        Tues.  : 61,175   39,973    80.6     9,881  12,515   17.8

        Wed.   : 58,521   41,662    80.7    10,180  11,612   17.5

        Thu.   : 65,048   34,443    80.3    10,414  11,732   17.9

               :

        Fri.   : 60,406   32,501    79.7    10,197  11,509   18.6

               :

        Sat.   : 14,850    5,428    73.2     3,587   3,375   25.1

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 322,523  194,384    80.4    51,868  63,596   18.0

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