Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

121,615

 3,062

  407,530

10,818

 2,180

  741

 71

Tuesday

129,533    

 3,395    

  421,135     

10,552    

 2,885      

   82       

131

Wednesday

127,560    

 3,141

  413,031

 9,703

 2,169

  584

183

Thursday

122,319

 2,476

  422,481

10,200

 2,012

  493

204

Friday

114,348

 3,175

  420,589

 8,751

 1,487

  198

198

Saturday

 33,701

    23

   97,728

    36

    53

    0

  0

Total

649,076   

15,272

2,182,494

50,060

10,786

2,098

787

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         48.4

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.8

%Sows              3.0

%Heifers        31.2

%Mature Sheep      4.2

%Stags & Boars     0.5

%Cows           18.6

%Bulls & Stags     1.8

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  28/10/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

506.8

Cattle

1,292

784

Steers

845

Heifers

785

Cows

610

Bulls/Stags

878

Calves and Veal

3.4

Calves

362

223

Pork

439.0

Hogs

272

201

Barrows and Gilts

198

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

213

Lamb & Mutton

3.4

Sheep

137

69

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

69

Total Meat

 Production

952.6

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 28, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       649,076

                 : Steers          :       314,351      48.4

                 : Heifers         :       202,280      31.2

                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,607       7.8

                 : Other Cows      :        70,228      10.8

                 : Bulls           :        11,610       1.8

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,272

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,182,494

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,106,317      96.5

                 : Sows            :        66,344       3.0

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,833       0.5

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,060

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,102       4.2

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,958      95.8

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, October 28, 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.   : 56,820   41,762    81.1     7,649  13,439   17.3

        Tues.  : 66,647   38,874    81.5     9,909  11,904   16.8

        Wed.   : 61,822   41,627    81.1     9,475  12,545   17.3

        Thu.   : 59,980   38,354    80.4     9,279  12,650   17.9

               :

        Fri.   : 55,139   34,485    78.4    10,542  12,199   19.9

               :

        Sat.   : 13,943    7,178    62.7     3,753   7,491   33.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 314,351  202,280    79.6    50,607  70,228   18.6

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