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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       128,437    3,510    374,379     14,953    4,586     429       112
 Tuesday      127,101    3,638    378,343     13,491    3,810       0       141
 Wednesday    130,493    3,823    379,878     12,981    3,450     383       121
 Thursday     130,075    2,526    381,382     12,018    2,509     184        81
 Friday       124,292    3,362    335,963      8,790    2,120     159       116
 Saturday      25,586        1     26,918        525       71       0         0
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 Total        665,984   16,860  1,876,863     62,758   16,546   1,155       571
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 %Steers         51.7    %Barrows & Gilts  96.8       %Lambs & Yearlings  95.8
 %Heifers        29.5    %Sows              3.0       %Mature Sheep        4.2
 %Cows           17.0    %Stags & Boars     0.2
 %Bulls & Stags   1.8
 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  19/04/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           482.3    Cattle                1,204             728
                         Steers                                  776
                         Heifers                                 707
                         Cows                                    595
                         Bulls & Stags                           922

 Calves & Veal    3.4    Calves                  334             204

 Pork           372.8    Hogs                    268             199
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    315
                         Stags & Boars                           242

 Lamb & Mutton    3.9    Sheep                   125              63
                         Mature Sheep                             66
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        62
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 Total Meat
 Production     862.4
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 19, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       665,984
                 : Steers          :       344,209      51.7
                 : Heifers         :       196,658      29.5
                 : Dairy Cows      :        54,023       8.1
                 : Other Cows      :        59,120       8.9
                 : Bulls           :        11,974       1.8
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        16,860
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,876,863
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,816,106      96.8
                 : Sows            :        56,509       3.0
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,248       0.2
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        62,758
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,638       4.2
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        60,120      95.8
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                  Week Ending  Saturday, April 19, 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.   : 63,602   40,838    81.3     9,655  11,911   16.8
        Tue.   : 65,110   37,233    80.5    10,823  11,652   17.7
        Wed.   : 67,663   38,011    81.0    11,021  11,437   17.2
        Thu.   : 68,718   36,828    81.1    10,079  11,988   17.0
        Fri.   : 65,900   34,335    80.6    11,151  10,629   17.5
        Sat.   : 13,216    9,413    88.4     1,294   1,503   10.9
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:344,209  196,658    81.2    54,023  59,120   17.0
     

 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service         

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