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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       110,692    3,969    379,165     12,622    1,912     290       186
 Tuesday      128,229    4,487    381,790     10,705    2,385     146       227
 Wednesday    129,119    4,530    375,499     10,830    1,900     174       182
 Thursday     131,139    3,814    381,332     10,952    2,176     240       188
 Friday       116,259    3,964    377,551     10,055    2,005       3       113
 Saturday      23,539        1     11,389        105       31       0        20
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 Total        638,977   20,765  1,906,726     55,269   10,409     853       916
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 %Steers         47.6    %Barrows & Gilts  96.5       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.6
 %Heifers        32.3    %Sows              3.3       %Mature Sheep        4.4
 %Cows           18.4    %Stags & Boars     0.3
 %Bulls & Stags   1.7
 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  08/03/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           477.3    Cattle                1,247             751
                         Steers                                  802
                         Heifers                                 749
                         Cows                                    603
                         Bulls & Stags                           934

 Calves & Veal    4.0    Calves                  316             194

 Pork           379.5    Hogs                    268             200
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    313
                         Stags & Boars                           237

 Lamb & Mutton    3.9    Sheep                   142              71
                         Mature Sheep                             61
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        72
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 Total Meat
 Production     864.7
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 08, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       638,977
                 : Steers          :       304,442      47.6
                 : Heifers         :       206,487      32.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        59,855       9.4
                 : Other Cows      :        57,530       9.0
                 : Bulls           :        10,663       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        20,765
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,906,726
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,839,238      96.5
                 : Sows            :        62,493       3.3
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,995       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        55,269
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,415       4.4
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        52,854      95.6
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, March 08, 2003
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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.   : 53,342   35,643    80.4     9,723  10,228   18.0
        Tue.   : 65,987   38,899    81.8    11,539   9,843   16.7
        Wed.   : 62,369   41,432    80.4    11,575  11,600   17.9
        Thu.   : 59,930   45,468    80.4    12,016  11,521   17.9
        Fri.   : 54,695   36,335    78.3    11,869  10,948   19.6
        Sat.   :  8,119    8,710    71.5     3,133   3,390   27.7
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:304,442  206,487    80.0    59,855  57,530   18.4
     
 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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