Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

128,611    

 3,009    

  417,970

 10,729

 3,536

  771

143

Tuesday

129,328

 3,767    

  422,747

 11,356

 2,943

  198

263

Wednesday

127,629

 3,531    

  420,897      

  9,878

 2,673

  663

183

Thursday

    263

   252  

      716

      8

    27

    0

  0

Friday

125,005    

 2,486

  410,106

  7,821   

 2,155

  426  

160

Saturday

 85,764

   241

  298,654

  1,387

    64

    0

 20

Total

596,600   

13,286

1,971,090

 41,179

11,398

2,058

769

%Barrows & Gilts  97.1

%Steers         50.6

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.0

%Sows              2.5

%Heifers        32.1

%Mature Sheep      5.0

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           16.0

%Bulls & Stags     1.3

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  25/11/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

471.3

Cattle

1,298

793

Steers

848

Heifers

788

Cows

618

Bulls/Stags

890

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

345

211

Pork

398.2

Hogs

273

202

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

305

Stags and Boars

207

Lamb & Mutton

2.9

Sheep

139

69

Mature Sheep

64

Lambs & Yearlings

70

Total Meat

 Production

875.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, November 25, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       596,600

                 : Steers          :       301,694      50.6

                 : Heifers         :       191,648      32.1

                 : Dairy Cows      :        39,512       6.6

                 : Other Cows      :        56,086       9.4

                 : Bulls           :         7,660       1.3

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,286

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,971,090

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,913,315      97.1

                 : Sows            :        49,842       2.5

                 : Stags/Boars     :         7,933       0.4

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        41,179

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,061       5.0

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        39,118      95.0

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, November 25, 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

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

        Mon.   : 61,175   44,275    82.0     7,957  13,177   16.4

        Tues.  : 62,068   42,016    80.5    10,620  13,012   18.3

        Wed.   : 66,431   37,290    81.3    10,660  11,368   17.3

        Thu.   :     21        1     8.4        92     124   82.1

               :

        Fri.   : 65,069   39,346    83.5     7,556  11,594   15.3

               :

        Sat.   : 46,930   28,720    88.2     2,627   6,811   11.0

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 301,694  191,648    82.7    39,512  56,086   16.0

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

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