Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

127,245    

 2,948

  413,089

  10,910

 2,975

  792

122

Tuesday

128,704

 3,472

  419,477

  10,490

 2,431

  100

122

Wednesday

123,615

 2,726    

  420,481

   9,481

 2,045

  543

251

Thursday

126,653

 2,468

  424,569

  11,477

 2,854     

  506

267

Friday

117,771

 3,414    

  410,575

   8,318

 1,209

  292  

167

Saturday

 24,366

     0

   59,241

     967

   113

    0

  0

Total

648,354

15,028  

2,147,432

  51,643

11,627

2,233

929

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         48.3

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.9

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        30.8

%Mature Sheep      4.1

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           19.1

%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  11/11/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

505.3

Cattle

1,290

782

Steers

846

Heifers

786

Cows

602

Bulls/Stags

885

Calves and Veal

3.3

Calves

358

219

Pork

434.3

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

311

Stags and Boars

220

Lamb & Mutton

3.6

Sheep

138

69

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

69

Total Meat

 Production

946.5

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, November 11, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       648,354

                 : Steers          :       313,340      48.3

                 : Heifers         :       199,379      30.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        52,326       8.1

                 : Other Cows      :        71,815      11.1

                 : Bulls           :        11,494       1.8

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,028

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,147,432

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,071,336      96.5

                 : Sows            :        66,775       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,321       0.4

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        51,643

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,100       4.1

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        49,543      95.9

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, November 11, 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.   : 62,390   42,175    82.2     7,213  13,471   16.3

        Tues.  : 63,773   40,133    80.7    10,061  12,584   17.6

        Wed.   : 59,865   39,716    80.6     9,670  12,464   17.9

        Thu.   : 62,157   39,298    80.1    11,006  11,991   18.2

               :

        Fri.   : 58,253   34,883    79.1    10,354  12,434   19.3

               :

        Sat.   :  6,902    3,174    41.4     4,022   8,871   52.9

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 313,340  199,379    79.1    52,326  71,815   19.1

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