Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

127,607    

 3,168    

  428,240     

10,995    

 2,783     

  805        

 69

Tuesday

126,497  

 3,174

  418,391

10,974

 2,602

  147

 84

Wednesday

127,910

 2,787

  421,512

 9,208

 1,787

  622

180

Thursday

126,092    

 2,694

  421,838

10,203

 2,113

  531

219

Friday

116,257

 3,113

  415,675

 7,835

 1,377

  258

177

Saturday

 29,648

     0

   81,737

 1,160

    69 

    0

 52

Total

654,011

14,936

2,187,393     

50,375

10,731

2,363

781

%Barrows & Gilts  96.6

%Steers         48.2

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.3

%Sows              3.0

%Heifers        30.8

%Mature Sheep      4.7

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           18.3

%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  04/11/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

510.0

Cattle

1,292

783

Steers

845

Heifers

787

Cows

608

Bulls/Stags

877

Calves and Veal

3.2

Calves

358

218

Pork

441.5

Hogs

272

202

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

308

Stags and Boars

219

Lamb & Mutton

3.5

Sheep

137

69

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

69

Total Meat

 Production

958.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, November 4, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       654,011

                 : Steers          :       315,259      48.2

                 : Heifers         :       201,198      30.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        53,435       8.2

                 : Other Cows      :        72,915      11.1

                 : Bulls           :        11,204       1.7

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        14,936

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,187,393

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,113,031      96.6

                 : Sows            :        65,404       3.0

                 : Stags/Boars     :         8,958       0.4

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,375

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,379       4.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        47,996      95.3

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, November 4, 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.   : 63,572   40,933    81.9     7,420  13,776   16.6

        Tues.  : 61,079   40,715    80.5     9,882  12,782   17.9

        Wed.   : 62,985   39,896    80.4    10,086  12,851   17.9

        Thu.   : 62,578   38,426    80.1    10,563  12,526   18.3

               :

        Fri.   : 55,557   36,297    79.0    10,245  12,288   19.4

               :

        Sat.   :  9,488    4,931    48.6     5,239   8,692   47.0

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 315,259  201,198    79.0    53,435  72,915   19.3

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