Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

128,511

 3,125    

  417,232

10,466

 3,428

  699

   80

Tuesday

118,810    

 3,498    

  401,361

11,243

 2,613     

  276

  245

Wednesday

118,202

 3,377    

  412,162

10,740

 2,189     

  542

  226

Thursday

119,499    

 2,678    

  412,541

11,497

 2,842     

  507

  241

Friday

112,333    

 3,499

  417,175

 9,710

 2,166

  321

  238

Saturday

 45,138      

   198

   96,204

 1,531

   183

  147

    0

Total

642,493   

16,375  

2,156,675

55,187   

13,421

2,492

1,030

%Barrows & Gilts  96.3

%Steers         48.7

%Lambs&Yearlings  95.7

%Sows              3.3

%Heifers        30.8

%Mature Sheep      4.3

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           18.8

%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  16/12/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

504.8

Cattle

1,302

789

Steers

850

Heifers

790

Cows

615

Bulls/Stags

888

Calves and Veal

3.5

Calves

347

213

Pork

436.0

Hogs

273

202

Barrows and Gilts

199

Sows

313

Stags and Boars

205

Lamb & Mutton

3.9

Sheep

141

71

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

71

Total Meat

 Production

948.2

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 16, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       642,493

                 : Steers          :       313,150      48.7

                 : Heifers         :       198,207      30.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        53,053       8.3

                 : Other Cows      :        67,853      10.6

                 : Bulls           :        10,230       1.6

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,375

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                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,156,675

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,077,184      96.3

                 : Sows            :        70,572       3.3

                 : Stags/Boars     :         8,919       0.4

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                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,187

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,371       4.3

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        52,816      95.7

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 16, 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.   : 60,265   45,174    82.0     7,655  13,631   16.6

        Tues.  : 55,927   37,830    78.9    10,362  12,668   19.4

        Wed.   : 59,529   34,770    79.8    10,239  11,923   18.7

        Thu.   : 61,772   33,840    80.0    10,324  11,737   18.5

               :

        Fri.   : 55,949   32,941    79.1    10,146  11,343   19.1

               :

        Sat.   : 19,708   13,652    73.9     4,327   6,551   24.1

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 313,150  198,207    79.6    53,053  67,853   18.8