Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

123,417

 2,806

  419,374

10,833

 3,233

  851

  111

Tuesday

126,348

 4,254    

  419,301

10,897

 2,430

  277

  188

Wednesday

118,317    

 3,416    

  417,502

 9,334    

 1,375

  534

  214

Thursday

124,482

 2,772

  421,297      

 9,222

 2,385

  667

  130

Friday

119,388    

 3,568

  396,873

 7,314

 1,897

  222

  199

Saturday

 18,237

   159

   84,704

    29

    43

    0

  122

Total

630,189

16,975

2,159,051

47,629   

11,363

2,551

  964

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         47.5

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.2

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        31.7

%Mature Sheep      4.8

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           19.2

%Bulls & Stags     1.5

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  02/12/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

493.3

Cattle

1,295

786

Steers

849

Heifers

787

Cows

615

Bulls/Stags

900

Calves and Veal

3.5

Calves

337

208

Pork

438.3

Hogs

274

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

312

Stags and Boars

206

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

140

70

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

70

Total Meat

 Production

938.4

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 2, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       630,189

                 : Steers          :       299,472      47.5

                 : Heifers         :       199,951      31.7

                 : Dairy Cows      :        53,078       8.4

                 : Other Cows      :        68,117      10.8

                 : Bulls           :         9,571       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,975

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,159,051

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,082,521      96.5

                 : Sows            :        67,230       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,300       0.4

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        47,629

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,276       4.8

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,353      95.2

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 2, 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.   : 59,500   42,352    82.5     7,096  13,239   16.5

        Tues.  : 60,644   41,380    80.7    10,579  12,072   17.9

        Wed.   : 56,750   36,725    79.0    10,695  12,246   19.43

        Thu.   : 59,337   40,894    80.5    10,143  12,249   18.0

               :

        Fri.   : 57,900   37,735    80.1    10,588  11,274   18.3

               :

        Sat.   : 5,341      865    34.0     3,977   7,037   60.4

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 299,472  199,951    79.2    53,078  68,117   19.2

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