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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/30/2002

19/12/2002
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
Monday       130,948    4,038    399,759     14,010    3,223     441       164
Tuesday      130,733    5,136    392,643     13,410    3,192       0       177
Wednesday    130,914    4,948    390,322     13,996    3,116     336        68
Thursday           8      430      1,412        167       73       0         0
Friday       129,357    3,439    386,884     12,020    2,767       0        57
Saturday     101,429      228    245,171      3,719      418       0         2
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Total        623,389   18,219  1,816,191     57,322   12,789     777       468
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%Steers         47.2    %Barrows & Gilts  97.2       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.2
%Heifers        35.1    %Sows              2.6       %Mature Sheep        4.8
%Cows           16.2    %Stags & Boars     0.2
%Bulls & Stags   1.4
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 Liveweight and Dressed Weight  W/E  11/30/2002
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Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
Beef           478.1    Cattle                1,266             771
                         Steers                                  834
                         Heifers                                 767
                         Cows                                    582
                         Bulls & Stags                           891

Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  309              189

Pork           359.4     Hogs                    267             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    309
                         Stags & Boars                           243

Lamb & Mutton    3.9     Sheep                   135              68
                         Mature Sheep                             62
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        68
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Total Meat
Production     844.8
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Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 30, 2002
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       623,389
                 : Steers          :       294,456      47.2
                 : Heifers         :       218,824      35.1
                 : Dairy Cows      :        46,420       7.4
                 : Other Cows      :        54,658       8.8
                 : Bulls           :         9,031       1.4
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        18,219
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,816,191
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,765,082      97.2
                 : Sows            :        47,003       2.6
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,106       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        57,322
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,727       4.8
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        54,595      95.2
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                 Week Ending  Saturday, November 30, 2002
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               :            Number of Head Slaughtered
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        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.   : 60,536   46,604    81.8     9,169  12,592   16.6
        Tue.   : 60,985   44,498    80.7    11,127  12,222   17.9
        Wed.   : 61,602   44,382    81.0    11,152  11,617   17.4
        Thu.   :      3        5   100.0                        
        Fri.   : 63,525   42,473    81.9    10,176  11,367   16.7
        Sat.   : 47,805   40,862    87.4     4,796   6,860   11.5
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:294,456  218,824    82.3    46,420  54,658   16.2

  Source: USDA


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