Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

121,157    

 3,684

  425,477

 11,358

 4,535

  764  

151

Tuesday

122,788    

 3,458

  413,144

 11,917

 3,241

  244

239

Wednesday

116,426

 3,150

  426,500

  8,643

 2,834     

  493  

200

Thursday

111,927  

 3,097

  418,471

  6,388

 3,198

  454

115

Friday

118,566

 3,434  

  415,555

  7,445  

 2,754     

  185

184

Saturday

 24,739

     0

  120,821

  2,908

   704  

    0

 41

Total

615,603

16,823

2,219,968

 48,659

17,266

2,140

930

%Barrows & Gilts  96.5

%Steers         50.4

%Lambs&Yearlings  94.3

%Sows              3.1

%Heifers        30.6

%Mature Sheep      5.7

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.6

%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  23/12/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

484.8

Cattle

1,300

790

Steers

849

Heifers

789

Cows

614

Bulls/Stags

884

Calves and Veal

3.6

Calves

347

213

Pork

447.7  

Hogs

272

202

Barrows and Gilts

198

Sows

310

Stags and Boars

202

Lamb & Mutton

3.3

Sheep

134

68

Mature Sheep

63

Lambs & Yearlings

68

Total Meat

 Production

939.4

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 23, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       615,603

                 : Steers          :       310,404      50.4

                 : Heifers         :       188,149      30.6

                 : Dairy Cows      :        50,145       8.1

                 : Other Cows      :        57,932       9.4

                 : Bulls           :        8,973       1.5

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,823

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     2,219,968

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     2,142,106      96.5

                 : Sows            :        68,108       3.1

                 : Stags/Boars     :         9,754       0.4

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        48,659

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,753       5.7

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        45,906      94.3

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 23, 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.   : 62,888   36,044    81.7     7,494  13,019   16.9

        Tues.  : 57,886   40,961    80.5    10,628  11,500   18.0

        Wed.   : 56,664   36,222    79.8    10,535  11,220   18.7

        Thu.   : 56,132   32,854    79.5     9,207  11,818   18.8

               :

        Fri.   : 61,691   35,071    81.6    10,428   9,692   17.0

               :

        Sat.   : 15,143    6,997    89.5     1,853     683   10.3

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 310,404  188,149    81.0    50,145  57,932   17.6

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

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