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Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 17/05/2003

30/05/2003
        Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for  W/E  17/05/2003
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               Cattle    Calves     Hogs       Sheep    Goats   Equine  1/Bison
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                                         Head
 Monday       132,803    4,078    365,815      6,944    2,510     334       137
 Tuesday      134,601    3,462    358,737     10,243    2,361     208       142
 Wednesday    131,740    3,713    360,702      9,435    2,082     286       133
 Thursday     133,035    3,027    359,316     10,496    2,182     201       156
 Friday       132,689    3,333    357,730      8,238    1,921       0        74
 Saturday      83,364       19      4,475        108       27       0        53
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 Total        748,232   17,632  1,806,775     45,464   11,083   1,029       695
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 %Steers         52.0    %Barrows & Gilts  96.3       %Lambs & Yearlings  94.4
 %Heifers        31.3    %Sows              3.4       %Mature Sheep        5.6
 %Cows           15.0    %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  17/05/2003
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 Production              Species and Class   Liveweight    Dressed Weight
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              Mil. Lbs.                         Lbs.             Lbs.
 Beef           546.3    Cattle                1,212             734
                         Steers                                  781
                         Heifers                                 710
                         Cows                                    595
                         Bulls & Stags                           926
 
 Calves & Veal    3.6    Calves                  334             206
 
 Pork           359.4    Hogs                    268             200
                         Barrows & Gilts                         196
                         Sows                                    315
                         Stags & Boars                           247
 
 Lamb & Mutton    3.2    Sheep                   139              69
                         Mature Sheep                             64
                         Lambs & Yearlings                        70
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 Total Meat
 Production     912.5
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 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service


          TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
                        by Species and Class, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 17, 2003
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                 :                 :     Number of  : Percent 
         Species :    Class        :       Head     : of Total
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         Cattle  : TOTAL           :       748,232
                 : Steers          :       388,748      52.0
                 : Heifers         :       234,385      31.3
                 : Dairy Cows      :        51,688       6.9
                 : Other Cows      :        60,571       8.1
                 : Bulls           :        12,840       1.7
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         Calves  : TOTAL           :        17,632
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         Hogs    : TOTAL           :     1,806,775
                 : Barrows/Gilts   :     1,740,737      96.3
                 : Sows            :        61,090       3.4
                 : Stags/Boars     :         4,948       0.3
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         Sheep   : TOTAL           :        45,464
                 : Mature Sheep    :         2,552       5.6
                 : Lambs/Yearlings :        42,912      94.4
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               Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
                   Week Ending  Saturday, May 17, 2003
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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.   : 69,295   39,792    82.1     9,075  12,118   16.0
        Tue.   : 69,578   40,415    81.7     9,910  12,283   16.5
        Wed.   : 66,226   41,534    81.8     9,918  11,704   16.4
        Thu.   : 70,963   37,442    81.5     9,993  12,065   16.6
        Fri.   : 67,378   40,958    81.6    10,943  10,918   16.5
        Sat.   : 45,308   34,244    95.4     1,849   1,483    4.0
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        Wkly.  :
        US.Tot.:388,748  234,385    83.3    51,688  60,571   15.0
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service        

 



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