Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

128,410

 2,924    

  417,166

10,650    

 3,166

  848

  166

Tuesday

128,408    

 3,397    

  420,739

11,757

 2,356

  105  

  352

Wednesday

127,327    

 3,348    

  422,310      

 9,950    

 2,176

  597

  303

Thursday

127,855    

 2,371

  408,498

10,737

 2,476

  520

  242

Friday

118,512

 3,431

  413,754

 7,707

 2,262

  245

  276

Saturday

 29,236

     0

   57,178

    48

   102

    0

   78

Total

659,748   

15,471  

2,139,645

50,849

12,538

2,315

1,417

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         48.9

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.9

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        30.6

%Mature Sheep      4.1

%Stags & Boars     0.5

%Cows           18.9

%Bulls & Stags     1.6

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  18/11/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

516.4

Cattle

1,294

786

Steers

848

Heifers

790

Cows

604

Bulls/Stags

888

Calves and Veal

3.3

Calves

348

213

Pork

432.8

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

314

Stags and Boars

212

Lamb & Mutton

3.6

Sheep

141

70

Mature Sheep

66

Lambs & Yearlings

70

Total Meat

 Production

956.1

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, November 18, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       659,748

                 : Steers          :       322,708      48.9

                 : Heifers         :       201,649      30.6

                 : Dairy Cows      :        52,524       8.0

                 : Other Cows      :        72,270      11.0

                 : Bulls           :        10,597       1.6

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        15,471

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,139,645

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,059,580      96.3

                 : Sows            :        70,357       3.3

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,708       0.5

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        50,849

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,094       4.1

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        48,755      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.   : 64,586   40,108    81.5     7,788  14,036   17.0

        Tues.  : 62,269   41,484    80.8    10,275  12,531   17.8

        Wed.   : 62,939   39,680    80.6    10,447  12,291   17.9

        Thu.   : 62,475   40,055    80.2    10,937  12,531   18.4

               :

        Fri.   : 59,344   34,173    78.9    10,263  12,796   19.5

               :

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

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 322,708  201,649    79.5    52,524  72,270   18.9

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