Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Goats

Equine

1/ Bison

Monday

    417

   370

      142

   377

   425

    0

  0

Tuesday

105,670

 2,609

  346,390

11,788

 4,194

  251

 62

Wednesday

121,232

 3,973

  415,145  

11,468

 3,034     

  443  

277

Thursday

116,606    

 3,086

  415,429

11,076

 3,399

  355  

154

Friday

118,606   

 3,262  

  413,846

 7,936

 1,667

  211

251

Saturday

 62,501

   153

  222,037

 2,252

 1,056       

    0

  0

Total

525,032

13,453  

1,812,989

44,897

13,775

1,260

744

%Barrows & Gilts  97.1

%Steers         52.5

%Lambs&Yearlings  93.6

%Sows              2.5

%Heifers        28.8

%Mature Sheep      6.4

%Stags & Boars     0.4

%Cows           17.4

%Bulls & Stags     1.2

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  30/12/2006

Production  Species and Class      Live Weight     Dressed Weight

Mil. Lbs.

Lbs

Lbs

Beef

413.0

Cattle

1,304

790

Steers

844

Heifers

782

Cows

628

Bulls/Stags

915

Calves and Veal

2.8

Calves

341

209

Pork

367.2

Hogs

273

203

Barrows and Gilts

200

Sows

313

Stags and Boars

226

Lamb & Mutton

3.1

Sheep

136

68

Mature Sheep

65

Lambs & Yearlings

68

Total Meat

 Production

786.1

          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages

                        by Species and Class, U.S.

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 30, 2006

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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 

         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total

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

                 :                 :

         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       525,032

                 : Steers          :       275,676      52.5

                 : Heifers         :       151,331      28.8

                 : Dairy Cows      :        40,607       7.7

                 : Other Cows      :        50,866       9.7

                 : Bulls           :         6,552       1.2

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                 :                 :

         Calves  : TOTAL           :        13,453

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

                 :                 :

         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,812,989

                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,760,396      97.1

                 : Sows            :        46,183       2.5

                 : Stags/Boars     :         6,410       0.4

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

                 :                 :

         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        44,897

                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,887       6.4

                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,010      93.6

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

                  Week Ending  Saturday, December 30, 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.   :    344       61    97.1         3            0.7

        Tues.  : 55,455   31,667    82.4     6,404  10,898   16.4

        Wed.   : 61,474   36,463    80.8     9,582  12,189   18.0

        Thu.   : 62,099   32,344    81.0     8,882  11,807   17.7

               :

        Fri.   : 61,460   34,662    81.0     9,950  10,972   17.6

               :

        Sat.   : 34,844   16,134    81.6     5,786   5,000   17.3

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        Wkly.  :

        US.Tot.: 275,676  151,331    81.3    40,607  50,866   17.4

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

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